Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology

LAYOUT PLAN

The abattoirs shall have the following essential facilities:

• Resting place for animals before slaughter
• Adequate facilities for ante-mortem inspection
• Carrying out humane slaughter
• Flaying, dressing and washing of the carcasses
• Hanging carcasses and edible offal
• Handling by-products
• Inspection of meat and disposal of meat unfit for human consumption
• Laboratory
• Social welfare
• Seggregation ward for sick/diseased animals and
• Adequate water supply
• Inaddition the facility may also be provided for rendering plant and an incinerator.

Layout of basic operation of an abattoir

Combined small animal abattoir

Typical layout plan for an abattoir (cattle)