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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Ostrich Regulations, 2007

Part V : Humane Treatment of Ostriches and Slaughter Process

76. Bleeding

 

 

1) A bird must be shackled, hoisted and bled within 60 seconds after stunning-
a) in a hanging position; or
b) in a horizontal position, provided that the bird is brought into the hanging position immediately after the bleeding incision is made.

 

2) A bird must be bled by severing the jugular veins and carotid arteries on both sides of the neck using a sharp knife or, by sticking and severing the anterior vena cava or aorta at the base of the heart.

 

3) A separate clean and sterilized knife must be used to bleed each bird.

 


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