Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Red Meat Regulations, 2004Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Red Meat Abattoirs [Section 11(1)(A)]B : Structural requirements2. Additional requirements for low and high throughput red meat abattoirs24. Crushes or races |
1) | Crushes or races must be well maintained and kept free of loose objects. |
2) | Must be so constructed to render the floors and drain covers non-slippery. |
3) | Crushes for herding animals between lairages and the stunning area must have an inner width of not more than 0.9m. |
4) | Crushes must be designed so that the stunning pen is not visible from the crush or lairages. |
5) | The section of the crush or race that leads directly into the stunning box must have solid sides. |