JP2002000172A - Slaughter facilities and slaughter methods - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a slaughterhouse and a processing method capable of automatically performing a stunning process by calculating a batting position by using image processing technology. Provided are a slaughterhouse and a slaughterhouse capable of fully automatic processing from introduction of livestock to discharge of processed livestock to a cradle, including chemical treatment, vacuum blood collection, and anticoagulation liquid injection. SOLUTION: A slaughterhouse is a place where a livestock is restrained and a slaughter process is executed, a stunning box 100, an image analyzing apparatus 200 which images a head of the livestock and calculates a striking faint position by image analysis, A stunning device 300 that performs a stunning process at the calculated batting position syncope position, an immobilization device 400 that performs an immobilization process to prevent the fainted livestock from suddenly moving the limbs, and a vacuum knife immediately after the immobilization process The apparatus comprises an automatic vacuum blood sampling apparatus 500 for cutting blood vessels and exsanguinating blood, and a facility control apparatus 900 for monitoring the entire facility and controlling the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slaughterhouse and, more particularly, to a slaughterhouse in which a series of processes including a stunning process, an immobilization process, a vacuum blood collection process, a blood coagulation preventing solution injection process, and a transportation process are automated. Regarding facilities and treatment methods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Up to now, slaughter facilities, particularly slaughter of cattle, have mostly relied on humans. Taking cows as an example, cattle to be treated are collected at a mooring station, workers pull out from the mooring station, drive one at a time into the stunning box, pull it close to hand with reins, etc., and strike the eyebrows with a captive bolt pistol. Use the landing device after cutting the aorta or vena cava near the heart with a knife with the knife ejected to the outside from the stunning box, and exhaling the body while lying down, or inserting a picking lot. He was hanging his body on the rails to perform gravity blood pumping. In recent years, in order to reduce the load of sewage treatment and utilize blood as a protein source, a vacuum knife is inserted in a suspended state to collect blood.

[0003]

For example, when driving cows one by one into the stunning box, each cow must be completely separated from the following cows.
In a guided aisle, cows often herd forward, with subsequent cows advancing forward and some lining up beside the leading cow, with two cows overlapping wedge-like in the aisle, Stop the cows from flowing through. In particular, subsequent cattle are often placed with their heads next to or above the buttocks of the leading cattle, especially if a leading cattle is detected and a horizontal sliding gate is inserted between the two cattle. There is a problem that it is difficult to automatically separate two cows by such a mechanism.

[0004] Also in the stunning process, a captive bolt pistol is applied to the eyebrow without fixing the living body, but it is difficult to give a sufficient impact at an accurate position because the cow refuses to escape. If the cow does not become completely unconscious because it does not give a sufficient shock to the brain, the muscles will become stiff due to stress, and the capillaries will contract, so that gravity exsanguination will not be able to draw a sufficient amount of blood, Adversely affect Also, even after syncope, a cattle may suddenly move the limbs due to a random signal from the brain and become in a dangerous state, so it is also possible to insert a picking lot into the medulla immediately after syncope and perform immobilization processing Is being done.

When a blood vessel is cut by a knife in a lying position, the knife does not enter the throat accurately, and the sternum thyroid muscle is weak unless the body is placed in a position with good workability. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation is difficult, and it is not easy even for a skilled person to cut the blood vessel to the brain at the arterial bifurcation.

[0006] In addition to recumbent gravity exsanguination, even in the case of hanging gravity exsanguination, blood often remains inside the thoracic cavity, and it is desirable to insert a vacuum knife to perform vacuum blood collection. It takes a long time to perform the procedure, and there is a problem that not only the stiffness of the muscle does not allow sufficient blood release, but also blood spots due to an increase in abnormal blood pressure are generated, and the meat quality may be reduced. Also, there is a possibility that the consciousness of the cow may be restored before the death from complete blood loss, which is not desirable from the viewpoint of animal welfare.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a livestock processing facility and a processing method capable of automatically performing a stunning process by calculating a strike amount fainting position using image processing technology. It is an object of the present invention to provide a livestock processing facility and a processing method capable of performing processing from introduction of livestock to discharge of processed livestock to a receiving tray including processing, vacuum blood collection, and injection of an anticoagulant solution in a fully automatic manner.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A slaughterhouse of the present invention comprises a livestock introduction section for introducing livestock, a livestock restraint section for restraining the introduced livestock, and a treated livestock discharge for discharging treated livestock. And a stunning box for housing the livestock to be processed therein, an image of capturing the image of the head of the livestock to be processed, and analyzing the captured image to calculate an optimal strike fainting position Analysis device, stunning device having stunning pistol for performing striking fainting treatment, stunning device for automatically setting stunning pistol at the striking fainting position calculated by image analysis device and performing striking fainting treatment, and facility configuration A facility control device for controlling the operation of the device is provided.

Further, the animal to be treated may have an immobilization device for paralyzing and immobilizing the spinal cord at a predetermined position of the animal to be treated, and further, an aorta and a vena cava near the heart of the animal to be treated. May be provided with an automatic vacuum blood collecting apparatus that cuts at least one of the above and automatically collects blood by vacuum processing.

The image analyzing apparatus includes an image pickup unit for picking up the head of a livestock to be processed confined in a stunning box from a predetermined direction, and analyzing an image picked up by the image pickup unit to determine an optimum striking position. May be provided, and a control unit that controls each unit and transmits the batting position synchro position information to the stunning device.

[0011] The livestock restraining portion of the stunning box may have an openable front door for restraining the movement of the livestock introduced into the stunning box at a portion other than the neck, and further, a predetermined position of the stunning box. It may have a neck holding mechanism capable of opening and closing and raising and lowering the position of the neck of the livestock introduced into the left and right, and further, equipped with an abdomen retention device for livestock to be treated in its stunning box, The restraining device is provided in parallel with the moving direction of the livestock, and has a pair of left and right plate-shaped restraining members formed with a livestock abdomen restraining portion at each upper part, and the pair of restraining members are parallel to the inverted V type. It can be opened and closed so as to form a pattern, and when the livestock is introduced, it becomes an inverted V type and both legs of the livestock straddle the retaining member to regulate the left and right movement of the livestock, and the striking faint After placing the animal, it may be opened in a parallel type so that the animal can be supported from the lower surface of the torso at the joint of the torso and both legs, and further, independently move up and down in the left and right direction of the animal's traveling direction in the stunning box It is possible to hold the livestock in a nearly upright form by cooperating with the retaining member by descending after striking fainting treatment, and when the livestock is discharged to the side after treatment, The livestock may be tilted to the side by raising the raising and lowering floor plate on the opposite side to a position higher than the raising and lowering floor plate in the discharge direction, and furthermore, the livestock after treatment may be discharged to the side. In order to do so, a jaw retaining device that can move up and down to hold the head of the livestock may be provided instead of the front door and the neck holding mechanism.

[0012] The processing livestock discharge section of the stunning box,
The stunning box may have a side door that can be opened to the outside side around the bottom in the discharge direction and open to the outside in the discharge direction of the stunning box. It has a side door that can open the side, and after opening the side door, raises the raising and lowering floor plate on the side opposite to the discharge direction higher than the raising and lowering floor plate in the discharge direction, tilts the livestock to the side and discharges the livestock to the outside May be further provided, on the opposite side of the discharge direction, may have an extruding mechanism for pushing the livestock in the discharge direction, further disposed on the side of the discharge side of the stunning box, when the livestock discharge the stunning box An oscillating cradle may be provided that cooperates with a side door that is inclined to the side and whose side wall is open to form a discharge chute.

The method of immobilizing the spinal cord of a livestock animal by immobilizing the livestock may be a method of passing an electric current to a predetermined position of the livestock to be treated. A knife, a blood suction unit attached to the knife and sucking blood, a blood tube for transporting blood from the blood suction unit to the blood tank, a blood tank for storing the sucked blood, a vacuum device, and a knife A knife operating unit that holds the knives and moves the knife to a predetermined position to execute a predetermined operation, and a control unit that controls the knife and the blood sampling operation. Vacuum automatic blood sampling may be performed by cutting a blood vessel and the blood automatic blood sampling apparatus further includes a blood anticoagulant injection unit that automatically injects a blood anticoagulant into the body after the vacuum suction step is completed. You may.

The facility control device may detect an operation of a predetermined component of the slaughterhouse and execute automatic control of the component by a preset program.

According to the slaughter processing method of the present invention, the livestock to be treated is introduced into the stunning box by the livestock introduction unit, the introduced livestock is restrained by the livestock restraining unit, and the image of the head of the restrained livestock is captured. The image is image-analyzed to calculate an optimal batting position, a stunning pistol is set at the calculated optimal fainting position, and a batting process is performed. Is discharged outside the stunning box at the treated livestock discharge section.

[0016] In another embodiment, the spinal cord is paralyzed and immobilized at a predetermined position of the livestock to be processed after the beating syncope processing.

Further, in another embodiment, after immobilization, at least one of the aorta and the vena cava in the vicinity of the heart of the livestock to be processed is cut off, and blood is automatically collected by vacuum processing.

[0018]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a slaughterhouse according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slaughterhouse of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view of the slaughterhouse, and FIG.
Is a side view of a slaughterhouse of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a top view of the slaughterhouse of the embodiment of the present invention.

The slaughterhouse of the present invention is a stunning box 10 which is a place where slaughter is executed by restraining livestock.
0, an image analysis device 200 that captures the head of a livestock and calculates a batting position by image analysis, a stunning device 300 that performs a stunning process on the calculated batting position,
An immobilization device 400 that performs an immobilization process to prevent a fainted animal from suddenly moving a limb, an automatic vacuum blood sampling device 500 that cuts a blood vessel by a vacuum knife immediately after the immobilization process and performs blood discharge, and It comprises a facility control device 900 that monitors the entire facility and controls the operation.

Next, each apparatus constituting the slaughterhouse of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The stunning box 100 includes a livestock introduction unit 110 and a livestock restraint unit 12.
0, and a treated livestock discharge section 180,
02, a frame formed of an upper member 103 connecting the columns 101 and 102 in the horizontal direction at the top and a lower member 104 connecting the columns 101 and 102 in the horizontal direction at the bottom is connected to the left and right with the horizontal member 105 to form a box. A frame is formed, and each part of the device is attached to the frame by a mounting member.

Livestock introduction part 1 of stunning box 100
Numeral 10 has a pusher 111 for pushing the livestock to be treated guided into the stunning box from behind into the stunning box.

Livestock restraint 1 of stunning box 100
Reference numeral 20 denotes a front door 130 that can restrain the advance of the livestock introduced into the stunning box 100 by a portion other than the neck, and that can be opened downward when the livestock is released to the side. The neck of the restrained livestock is sandwiched and lifted from the left and right, and a neck holding mechanism 140 that can be opened and closed and vertically movable to fix the livestock in a predetermined position, prevents the livestock to be treated from moving in the left and right directions, and prevents the livestock from fainting after the fainting of the livestock. Abdominal restraint device 150 for holding the abdomen from below near the base of the torso and legs
And a raising and lowering floor plate 160 which is disposed on the left and right in the traveling direction of the livestock in the stunning box 100 and can be independently moved up and down, and a front door for allowing the livestock after treatment to be discharged to the side. 130 and a vertically movable jaw retaining device 170 for supporting the head of the livestock so as to hold the head of the livestock instead of the head holding mechanism 140.

The abdominal holding device 150 is provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the livestock, and the abdominal holding unit 1
It has a pair of left and right plate-shaped retaining members 151 formed with 52, and the retaining members 151 can be opened and closed at the top by rotating each of the retaining members 151 around the lower pivots, so that they are substantially parallel to the inverted V-shape. Can be formed. When the livestock is introduced, it becomes an inverted V type and both legs of the livestock straddle the retaining member 151, thereby restricting the right and left movement of the livestock. And open almost parallel so that it can be supported from the lower surface of the body near the base of both legs.

The raising and lowering floor plate 160 is lowered after the beating syncope treatment to hold the livestock in a nearly upright form in cooperation with the abdomen retaining member 152, and to discharge the livestock to the side after the treatment. The raising and lowering floor plate 160 on the opposite side of the vertical direction rises higher than the raising and lowering floor plate 160 in the discharging direction, so that the leg on the side opposite to the discharging direction can be pushed higher than the leg on the discharging direction to tilt the livestock to the side. is there.

The treated livestock discharge section 180 of the stunning box 100 is provided on the side surface of the stunning box 100 in the discharge direction, and can rotate to the outside around the lower end supported by the shaft so that the side surface of the stunning box 100 can be opened. And a pushing mechanism 182 provided on the side opposite to the discharge direction, for pushing out livestock in the discharge direction, and disposed on the side of the discharge side of the stunning box. When the livestock is discharged, the side door 181 is inclined toward the stunning box 100 side. It has a swingable pedestal 189 that forms a discharge chute in cooperation with a side door 181 whose side wall is open.

After the side door 181 is opened, the raised floor plate 160 on the opposite side of the discharge direction rises higher than the lift floor plate 160 on the discharge direction, so that the processed livestock is tilted to the side, and the pushing mechanism 182 is moved. In cooperation, the animal is rotated to the outside to slide down the discharge chute formed by the side door 181 and the side wall of the rocking cradle 189 to discharge the processed livestock onto the rocking cradle 189.

Here, the side door 181 is only the lower door, but it is also possible to provide a side door also at the top and to be able to open upward at the same time as the side door 181.

The image analysis device 200 includes an imaging unit 210 for imaging the head of a livestock to be processed confined in the stunning box 100 with a CCD camera from a predetermined direction,
An image analysis unit 220 that analyzes an image captured by the imaging unit 210 and calculates a pre-defined optimal batting position
And a control unit 290 that controls each unit mechanically and electrically and transmits the forehead syncope position information to the stunning device 300.

The stunning apparatus 300 includes a stunning pistol 310, which is usually called a captive bolt pistol, for executing a striking syncope treatment, and a stunning pistol 310.
Arm 39 having a counterweight 393 based on the striking position information transmitted from the image analyzer.
A stunning control device 390 that is set at a predetermined position by the expansion and contraction of the first and rotation around the rotation axis 392 and causes the stunning pistol 310 to execute a striking fainting treatment. Here, the stunning is performed by striking the stunning pistol 310, but an electric stunning method may be used in which electric current is applied to the limbs by passing current through the electrodes from both sides of the neck. In this case, imaging may be performed from the side of the cervix, and an electrode may be inserted into the cervix from both sides using an electrode instead of a stunning pistol, and current may be extracted to the elevating floor plate. In addition, the stunning by the image analysis can be applied to injection of a medicine into a predetermined area by replacing the stunning pistol with a syringe.

The immobilization device 400 includes a pair of electrode portions 41.
0, a high voltage generation unit 420, and a control unit 490,
Immediately after striking the livestock to be treated, the electrodes were brought into contact with both cervix and cervix, and a voltage of about 500 V AC was applied to the electrodes.
The immobilization process is performed by applying for 2 seconds. At least one of the electrodes is provided at a portion of the neck holding mechanism 140 that contacts the neck. Here, a voltage of 500 V AC was applied between the neck and the neck for 5 seconds, but an AC voltage of 2 V was applied between the neck and the limbs.
A method of applying 00 V may be used. In this case, one electrode is provided on the lifting floor plate 160. Further, a method may be used in which the medulla is destroyed using compressed air.

The automatic vacuum blood collecting apparatus 500 includes a knife 510 for cutting a blood vessel, a blood suction unit 520 mounted on the knife to suction blood, and a blood tank 55 from the blood suction unit 520.
A blood tube 540 for transporting blood to the blood vessel 0, a blood tank 550 for storing the sucked blood, a vacuum device 560,
A knife operation unit 530 for holding the knife 510 and moving the knife 510 to a predetermined position to execute a predetermined operation;
An anticoagulant injection unit 570 for injecting an anticoagulant into the wound via a blood vessel cutting knife 510 in order to prevent coagulation of blood remaining in the body after the end of the blood inhalation process.
And a control unit 590 for controlling operations of the knife 510, blood collection and blood coagulation preventing liquid injection. Knife operation unit 53
0 is a cylinder 531 that causes the knife 510 to move forward and backward.
And a knife support 532 that supports the cylinder 531 and moves up and down and rotates the cylinder 531. Immediately after the livestock immobilization process, the height and direction of the knife 510 are set by the knife support 532 according to the instruction of the control unit 590, and the knife 510 is pierced into the neck by the cylinder 531 to cut a predetermined blood vessel.
Blood is vacuum-suctioned by the blood suction unit 520 attached to the knife 510, and sent to the blood tank 550 via the blood tube 540, thereby performing automatic vacuum blood sampling. After completion of the blood inhalation process, the anticoagulant liquid injecting section 57
At 0, the anticoagulant is injected into the wound via the blood vessel cutting knife 510 to prevent coagulation of blood remaining in the body. Depending on the conditions, the anticoagulant liquid injection section 570 may not be provided.

The operation of each device and livestock described above is detected by the facility control device 900, and automatic control of each component device is executed by a preset program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, starting from the introduction of livestock into the stunning box 100, the restraint in the box,
A series of slaughter processes up to the stunning process, the immobilization process, the blood collection process, the blood coagulation prevention process, and the discharge of livestock are automatically performed. However, it is not always necessary to perform the series of processes completely automatically. For example, a livestock stunning box 10
From the introduction to 0, the restraint in the box, the stunning process is automated by the above-mentioned method, the fainted livestock is discharged from the stunning box by the human in the conventional manner, the immobilization process in the conventional method, The blood collection process may be performed, or the fainted livestock may be transferred to the rocking cradle by the method described above.
The process up to the immobilization process may be automatically performed.

Although the description of the embodiment of the present invention has been made on the assumption that the livestock is a cattle, the present invention can be applied to livestock other than cattle by changing the size and the structure of the details so as to be compatible with the target livestock. It is possible to

Next, a slaughter method in a slaughter facility according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 6 to 10 are schematic front views for explaining a process of the slaughter processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
7 shows a state in which the livestock from the previous treatment has been discharged and the next livestock has entered the stunning box, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the cow is supported by the abdomen retention device after the stunning processing, and FIG. FIG. 9 shows a state in which discharge to the side has started, FIG. 9 shows a state in which the processing livestock is slid down on a discharge chute formed by the side door and the wall of the rocking cradle, and FIG. The state where it was transferred to the stand is shown.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lift floor plates 160 on both sides are
Is set at an intermediate position so as to be flush with the introduction path, and a pair of left and right plate-like retaining members 151 are set in an inverted V-shape, and the livestock to be treated is stunned by straddling the retaining members 151. Introduce 100 in the box. This inverted V-shaped retention member 151 stabilizes the livestock, discourages rushing forward, and encourages them to walk in line rather than walking side by side as they like. A stunning box 100 may be provided on the extension of the drive-in passage with a progressively higher inverted V-shaped retaining member 151, which allows the livestock to be lined up and further lined up in the passage. In a domestic animal, the tendency of the rear animal to enter the head between the rear legs of the previous animal can be prevented, and the separation of the front and rear animals at the entrance of the stunning box 100 can be easily automated.

When it is detected that the livestock has advanced to the predetermined first position in the stunning box 100, the livestock is pushed into the stunning box 100 by the pusher 111 until the neck passes through the gap of the front door 130.

When it is detected that the livestock has advanced to the predetermined second final position, the neck holding mechanism 140 is moved from the left and right sides of the neck until it comes into contact with the neck, the neck is held down, and then the neck is raised to raise the neck position to the predetermined position. Position, and when it is detected that the position of the neck is fixed, the imaging device 210 images the head of the livestock,
The image captured by the image analysis unit 220 is image-analyzed to calculate a pre-defined optimal batting position, and the optimal batting position information is sent from the control unit 290 to the stunning device 3.
00 to the stunning control device 390.

The stunning control device 300 first expands and contracts the telescopic arm 391 to a length that allows the stunning pistol 310 to reach the optimum batting position, and then the stunning pistol 310 attached to the telescopic arm 391.
Is rotated about the rotation axis 392 downward until the head comes into contact with the head of the livestock. When the stunning pistol 310 comes into contact, the stunning pistol 310 is actuated and the livestock is fainted by striking, and then the telescopic arm 391 is rotated to return to the starting point.

As shown in FIG. 7, the retaining member 1 is simultaneously formed with the striking amount.
51 is opened so as to be in a substantially parallel state, and the left and right elevating floor plates 160 are lowered to hold the bases of both legs of the body of the fainted livestock with the retaining members 151.

Next, a voltage (500 V AC) for inactivating the spinal cord is applied for about 5 seconds between one of the electrodes in contact with a predetermined position of the livestock and an electrode provided on the neck presser mechanism 140 for immobilization. Perform embodiment. As a result, an effect similar to that of pithing (severing the spinal cord-like tissue by hand to bring it into a paralyzed state) can be obtained.

Next, the chin rest of the jaw retention device 170 is raised to hold the head of the fainted livestock, and when the head of the livestock can be held, the neck holding mechanism 140 is opened and the front door 1 is opened.
30 is lowered to release the restraint and the chin rest is moved to the optimal dead end height.

Next, the control unit 5 of the automatic vacuum blood collection device 500
In accordance with the instruction of 90, the knife operating section 530 is operated, and the knife 51 for blood vessel cutting is used with the knife support 532 shown in FIG.
The height and direction of the attached cylinder 531 are set, and the blood vessel cutting knife 510 is set by the cylinder 531.
To the chest of the animal and pierce the cavity of the fainted animal's chest to cut the junction of the brachiocephalic artery or vein. When the cylinder 531 is fully extended, the blood suction unit 5 attached below the fixed blade of the blood vessel cutting knife 510 is mounted.
A vacuum is generated in the blood vessel 20 through the blood tube 540, and the blood is sucked and transferred to the blood tank 550. The blood suction unit 520 stays there for about 40 seconds to collect blood, and then the knife operation unit 530 activates the anticoagulant liquid injection unit 570 to apply the anticoagulant liquid via the blood vessel cutting knife 510 to the wound. After the injection, the blood vessel cutting knife 510 is withdrawn from the chest cavity of the animal by the cylinder 531. It is desirable that the blood vessel cutting knife 510 be sterilized before the next blood collection.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the side door 181 of the stunning box 100 is opened, and the swingable pedestal 189 disposed on the side is tilted toward the stunning box to swing. A discharge chute is formed by the side surface of the movable cradle 189 and the side door 181 of the stunning box 100,
At the same time, the raising and lowering floor plate 160 is raised, and the raising and lowering floor plate 160 on the side opposite to the side door 181 is lifted.
The livestock is tilted by raising one leg by raising it higher than 0, and the livestock is pushed out of the frame of the stunning box 100 by the pushing mechanism 182, and is slid upside down on the swinging cradle 189 by sliding on the discharge chute. Drop it. At this time, the lifting floor board 160 on the side door 181 lifts the leg on that side to the lower part of the opening formed by opening the side door 181. Here, the side door 181 is only the lower door, but it is also possible to provide a side door at the upper part and open the upper side simultaneously with the side door 181.

Next, as shown in FIG.
By returning the animal 9 to its original position, the livestock
Stabilize upside down in the center of 9. Here the side door 18
1 is closed, and the retaining member 151 is closed so as to form an inverted V-shape.
When the raising and lowering floor boards 160 on both sides are also returned to the initial positions, the introduction of the next livestock is possible. When the livestock is introduced, the state returns to the state shown in FIG. 6 and one cycle of the slaughter processing ends.

[0046]

As described above, the slaughterhouse of the present invention can be completely automated from the introduction section to at least the stunning process, so that labor in slaughterhouse can be reduced and livestock and humans can be saved. Since contact of the body is minimized, there is an effect that stress on the living body is reduced and work safety can be ensured.

In addition, since immobilization processing, vacuum blood collection processing, blood coagulation preventive liquid injection processing, and livestock discharge processing can be completely automated, the living body is relaxed, blood discharge is improved, and blood spots are reduced. It also has the effect of animal protection by relaxing the living body.

As a matter of course, the efficiency and safety of the work are greatly improved by using the fully automatic process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a slaughterhouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slaughterhouse of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the slaughterhouse of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the slaughterhouse according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the slaughterhouse of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view for explaining a state in which a previously treated livestock has been discharged and a next livestock has entered the stunning box in the process of the slaughter processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view for explaining a state in which the cow is supported by the abdomen retention device after the stunning process in the process of the slaughter method of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view for explaining a state of the process of the slaughter processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the side door is started to be opened and the processed livestock is discharged to the side. .

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the processed livestock is dropped on the discharge chute formed by the side door and the wall surface of the swinging cradle in the process of the slaughter processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view for explaining.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front view for explaining a state in which the processed livestock is completely transferred to the swinging cradle in the process of the slaughter processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Stunning box 101, 102 Column 103 Upper member 104 Lower member 105 Horizontal member 110 Livestock introduction part 111 Pusher 120 Livestock restraint part 130 Front door 140 Neck holding mechanism 150 Abdomen retention device 151 Retention member 152 Abdominal retention part 160 Lifting floor 170 Jaw Holding device 180 Treated animal discharge unit 181 Side door 182 Push-out mechanism 189 Swinging cradle 200 Image analysis device 210 Imaging unit 220 Image analysis unit 290 Control unit 300 Stunning device 310 Stunning pistol 390 Stunning control device 391 Telescopic arm 392 Rotating shaft 393 Counter weight 400 Immobilization device 410 Electrode unit 420 High voltage generation unit 490 Control unit 500 Vacuum automatic blood sampling device 510 Knife for blood vessel cutting 520 Blood suction unit 530 Knife operation unit 31 cylinder 532 knife struts 540 vascular tube 550 blood reservoir 560 vacuum unit 570 anticoagulation solution injection unit 590 the control unit 900 facility controller

Claims (20)

[Claims] Claims 1. A livestock introduction unit for introducing livestock therein, a livestock restraint unit for restraining introduced livestock, and a treated livestock discharge unit for discharging treated livestock, wherein livestock to be treated is internally stored. A stunning box to be accommodated, an image analyzer that captures an image of the head of the livestock to be processed, analyzes the captured image, and calculates an optimal batting position, and a stunning pistol that performs a batting process. A stunning device that automatically sets a stunning pistol at the batting faint position calculated by the image analysis device and performs batting fainting treatment, and a facility control device that controls the operation of a facility component device. A slaughterhouse, characterized by the fact that: 2. The slaughterhouse according to claim 1, further comprising an immobilization device for paralyzing and immobilizing the spinal cord at a predetermined position of the livestock to be processed. 3. The automatic blood sampling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vacuum automatic blood sampling apparatus for cutting at least one of an aorta and a vena cava in the vicinity of the heart of a domestic animal to be processed and automatically collecting blood by vacuum processing. The slaughterhouse described. 4. An image analyzing apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit configured to image a head of a livestock to be processed confined in a stunning box from a predetermined direction; 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an image analysis unit that calculates a forehead syncope position; and a control unit that controls each unit and transmits the forehead syncope position information to the stunning device. 5. Slaughterhouse. 5. The livestock restraining portion of the stunning box has an openable front door that restrains the movement of livestock introduced into the stunning box at a portion other than the neck. Or a slaughterhouse according to claim 1. 6. The livestock restraining portion of the stunning box further includes a neck holding mechanism capable of opening and closing and raising and lowering the position of the head of the livestock introduced into a predetermined position of the stunning box from left and right. The slaughterhouse according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 7. The livestock restraint section of the stunning box further includes an abdominal restraint device for livestock to be treated in the stunning box, and the restraint device is provided in parallel with the moving direction of the livestock, and Has a pair of left and right plate-like retaining members in which a livestock abdomen retaining part is formed on the upper part, and the pair of retaining members can be opened and closed so as to form an inverted V type and a parallel type. Occasionally, the animal becomes an inverted V type, and the two legs of the animal straddle the retaining member, thereby restricting the left and right movement of the animal, and after the beating syncope treatment, the animal is supported from the lower surface of the trunk at the joint between the trunk and the legs. 4. A slaughterhouse according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the slaughterhouse is opened in a parallel fashion as possible. 8. The livestock restraining portion of the stunning box further includes an up-and-down floor plate which can be independently moved up and down on the left and right in the traveling direction of the livestock in the stunning box. By cooperating with the retaining member, the livestock is held in an almost upright form, and when the livestock is discharged to the side after the treatment, the raising / lowering floor plate on the opposite side to the discharging direction is higher than the raising / lowering floor plate in the discharging direction. The slaughterhouse according to claim 7, wherein the livestock can be inclined sideways by ascending. 9. The livestock restraining portion of the stunning box further includes a head of the livestock instead of the front door and the neck holding mechanism to allow the livestock to be discharged to the side after the treatment. The slaughterhouse according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a jaw retaining device that can move up and down to hold the animal. 10. The processing livestock discharge section of the stunning box has a side door that can be rotated to the outside side around the bottom in the discharge direction of the stunning box to open a side surface. 3. The slaughterhouse according to any one of 3. 11. The treated livestock discharge section of the stunning box has a side door that can be opened to the outside by rotating to the outside around the bottom in the discharge direction of the stunning box, and after the side door is released. The slaughterhouse according to claim 8, wherein the livestock is tilted sideways to be discharged to the outside by raising the raising and lowering floor plate on the side opposite to the discharging direction higher than the raising and lowering floor plate in the discharging direction. 12. The slaughterhouse according to claim 10, wherein the treated livestock discharge section of the stunning box further has an extruding mechanism for pushing out livestock in a discharge direction on a side opposite to the discharge direction. . 13. The livestock discharge section of the stunning box is further disposed on a side of a discharge side of the stunning box, and is inclined toward the stunning box to open a side wall thereof when discharging livestock. 13. A slaughterhouse according to any one of claims 10 to 12, comprising a rocking cradle forming a discharge chute in cooperation with the side door. 14. The slaughtering method according to claim 2, wherein the method for paralyzing and immobilizing the spinal cord of the livestock by the immobilization apparatus is a method of passing an electric current to a predetermined position of the livestock to be processed. Facility. 15. The automatic blood collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the automatic blood collecting apparatus includes a knife for cutting a blood vessel, a blood suction unit mounted on the knife to suction blood, a blood tube configured to transport blood from the blood suction unit to a blood tank, A blood tank for storing aspirated blood, a vacuum device, a knife operation unit for holding the knife and moving the knife to a predetermined position to execute a predetermined operation, and a control unit for controlling operations of the knife and blood collection 4. The slaughterhouse according to claim 3, wherein said slaughterhouse performs cutting of a predetermined blood vessel and automatic vacuum blood sampling of blood immediately after immobilization processing of livestock. 16. The slaughterhouse according to claim 15, wherein said vacuum automatic blood sampling apparatus further has an anticoagulant liquid injecting section for automatically injecting an anticoagulant liquid into the body after completion of the vacuum suction step. . 17. The facility control device according to claim 1, wherein the facility control device detects an operation of a predetermined component device of the slaughterhouse and executes automatic control of the component device according to a preset program. A slaughterhouse according to claim 1. 18. The livestock to be treated is introduced into the stunning box by the livestock introduction unit, the introduced livestock is restrained by the livestock restraint unit, an image of the restrained livestock head is captured, and the image is analyzed. To calculate the optimal batting faint position, set a stunning pistol at the calculated optimal batting position, execute batting fainting, and process the livestock subjected to batting fainting at the livestock discharge unit. A slaughterhouse disposal method, wherein the slaughter is discharged outside the box. 19. A livestock introduction section introduces a livestock to be treated into a stunning box, restrains the introduced livestock in a livestock restraint section, captures an image of the restrained livestock head, and analyzes the image. Calculate the optimal beating syncopal position by using a stunning pistol at the calculated optimal beating syncopal position and execute the beating syncope processing to paralyze the spinal cord at the predetermined position of the animal to be processed A slaughtering method, comprising immobilizing a livestock and discharging the immobilized livestock outside a stunning box at a processing livestock discharge unit after a forcing fainting treatment. 20. A livestock to be processed is introduced into the stunning box by the livestock introduction unit, the introduced livestock is restrained by the livestock restraint unit, an image of the head of the restrained livestock is captured, and the image is analyzed. Calculate the optimal beating syncopal position by using a stunning pistol at the calculated optimal beating syncopal position and execute the beating syncope processing to paralyze the spinal cord at the predetermined position of the animal to be processed Immobilize and cut at least one of the aorta and vena cava near the heart of the animal to be processed, automatically collect blood by vacuum processing, and discharge the animal after blood collection outside the stunning box at the processing animal discharge section A slaughterhouse disposal method, characterized in that: