Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology

CASING RECOVERY

• The removal of entrails should be done in such a way that the whole intestinal tract comes out without being damaged by cuts or unnecessary contamination.
• The separation and division in to different parts should take place on a table with a supply of running water.
• The casing should be detached and the ligature made so that the contents do not run out.
• As soon as the different parts are separated they undergo further treatment.
• When the quantity is large, it is essential to have different casings treated separately.
• For example, the bladder and weasand that are to be dried should not be mixed with those, which are to be salted.
• Sheep and goat casings are generally stored wet and salted whereas cattle casings are generally dried in processing and sprinkled with insecticide to safeguard during storage period.