Poultry washing apparatus and method
1997
Leech, J.L. | Elfstrum, J.T. | Swartz, W.E.
An apparatus used for reducing the ambient of pathogenic bacteria associated with a bird and other edible animals, and preferably chickens, comprising: (a) a unit having an interior portion having side and bottom walls, an exterior portion having side and bottom walls and end walls connecting said interior portion to said exterior portion wherein the area of said interior portion provides a space which completely surrounds one or more of the birds or animals being treated; (b) one or more deluge nozzles mounted within said interior portion of said unit and connected to a source of bacteria reducing chemical solution to enable the bacteria reducing chemical solution to be applied to the entire interior of the body cavity of the bird or animal being treated; (c) one or more spray nozzles mounted within said interior portion of said unit and connected to a source of a bacteria reducing chemical solution to be applied to the entire external surfaces of the bird or animal being treated; (d) one or more lines for connecting said one or more deluge nozzles and said one or more spray nozzles to the source of the bacteria reducing chemical solution; and (e) one or more connectors for connecting the exterior portion or end walls of said unit to an existing overhead conveyor located within the facility wherein the bird or animal is being treated; and the process for using the apparatus are provided
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