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Table of Contents
Foreword ..................................................................................................................... ii
1 Scope ..................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative References ........................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and Definitions ............................................................................................ 1
4 Minimum Requirements ......................................................................................... 1
4.1 Slaughterhouse Premises .................................................................................... 2
4.2 Slaughter Lines, Equipment, and Tools ................................................................ 2
4.3 Arrival of Rabbits in the Slaughterhouse .............................................................. 2
4.4 Unloading ............................................................................................................. 3
4.5 Weighing .............................................................................................................. 3
4.6 Holding ................................................................................................................. 3
4.7 Ante-mortem Inspection ....................................................................................... 3
4.8 Restraint ........................................................................................................ 4
5 Slaughtering ........................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Stunning ........................................................................................................ 4
5.2 Shackling ...................................................................................................... 5
5.3 Slitting and Bleeding ..................................................................................... 5
5.4 Skinning/Pelting ............................................................................................ 5
5.5 Scalding and Removal of the Fur .................................................................. 5
5.6 Cutting of Head and Front Feet ..................................................................... 5
5.7 Evisceration................................................................................................... 6
5.8 Post-mortem Inspection ................................................................................ 6
5.9 Cutting of Hind Feet ...................................................................................... 6
5.10 Washing of Carcass ...................................................................................... 6
6 Chilling ................................................................................................................... 6
7 Transport and Delivery ........................................................................................... 7
Bibliography ............................................................................................................... 8
