Femgangsmaade the influence of kvatiteten particular the tenderness of the meat of slaughtered animals by means of an electric current

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for improving the tenderness of the meat of slaughter cattle by means of an electric current, which current according to the invention is passed through the animal during at least part of the time following the stunning and ending with the clinical death of the animal which electric stimulating current can be applied by the stunning electrodes after the stunning, by separate electrodes in the conveyor, by the conveyor parts itself or by the knife for stabbing the animal, which electric stimulation can be done before the bleeding starts, during the bleeding or even when the bleeding is almost finished.