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1
Q

measure of the bullet’s diameter relative to the bore of the firearm

A

caliber

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2
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total length of the bolt measured from the muzzle of the captive bolt to the tip or head of the bolt

A

extraction length

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3
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state of an animal’s response specifically to pain

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insensibility

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4
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total length of the captive bolt measured from the bolt head or tip to the opposite end of the
equipment including all protruding parts

A

overall length

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5
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total weight of the captive bolt assembly excluding the blank cartridge or powerload and hose

A

overall weight

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6
Q

ratio of the number of animals stunned successfully with single application to the total
number of animals stunned, expressed in percentage

A

stunning efficacy

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7
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animal sound

A

vocalization

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8
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powerload; type of cartridge used in captive bolt that contains gunpowder but without bullet

A

blank cartridge

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9
Q

metal rod that extrudes from the captive bolt

A

bolt

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10
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round; solid projectile made of metal (usually lead) propelled by a firearm or a gun

A

bullet

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11
Q

stunner that uses kinetic energy to project bolt into the forehead of the animal to render it
unconscious.

A

captive bolt

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12
Q

metallic case containing the bullet, gunpowder and the primer

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cartridge

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13
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process of rendering an animal unconscious

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stunning

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14
Q

knocking pen; slaughterhouse equipment used to restrain the animal to facilitate stunning

A

stunning box

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15
Q

Captive bolt that resembles a pistol or a gun

A

pistol type

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16
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Captive bolt that resembles a cylindrical tube

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cylinder type

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17
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Type of mechanical stunner that uses blank cartridge explosion to propel the captive bolt into the forehead of the animal

A

cartridge type

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18
Q

Type of mechanical stunner that uses compressed air supplied by a compressor instead of cartridge explosion to propel the captive bolt into the forehead of the animal

A

pneumatic type

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19
Q

Type of captive bolt that drives a concaved bolt tip to penetrate the skull of the animal to
severe the brain

A

penetrating type

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20
Q

Type of captive bolt that drives a mushroom-shaped bolt head against the forehead of the
animal that causes concussion on the cranium and the brain without penetrating the skull

A

non-penetrating type

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21
Q

number of hogs dehaired per unit time, expressed in heads per hour

A

dehairing rate

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22
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actual time of dehairing a single hog, expressed in seconds

A

dehairing time

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23
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measurement of the highest position of the J-bar during loading from the base of the machine

A

discharge height

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24
Q

measurement of the bottom of the J-bar’s holding chamber from the base of the dehairing
machine

A

effective dehairing
height

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25
Q

actual width of the dehairing mechanism measured from both end sides of dehairing paddle parallel to the dehairing shaft

A

effective dehairing width

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26
Q

removal of the internal organs or entrails of an animal

A

evisceration

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27
Q

table used before suspending the carcass for particular operation

A

gambreling table

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28
Q

number of hair present per unit area, expressed in hair per square centimeter

A

hair density

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29
Q

weight of the hog prior to slaughter

A

live weight

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30
Q

measurement from the topmost point to the base of the machine

A

overall height

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31
Q

measurement from both sides of the dehairing machine parallel to the discharge side
including the protruding parts such as the J-bar lever, motor, etc.*

A

overall length

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32
Q

measurement of the receiving side of the J-bar to the discharge side in its normal position

A

overall width

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33
Q

measurement of the maximum height of the J-bar, in receiving position, from the base of the
machine

A

receiving height

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34
Q

body of any slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing

A

carcass

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35
Q

removal of hair from the skin of an animal after scalding as part of the process of preparing its
meat for food

A

dehairing

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36
Q

maximum weight of hog a machine is capable of dehairing per loading, expressed in kilograms

A

dehairing capability

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37
Q

ratio of amount of hair removed and the total amount of hair, expressed in percent

A

dehairing efficiency

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38
Q

dehairer; mechanical assembly equipped with rotating flexible paddles used in removing hair
from animal carcass after scalding

A

dehairing machine

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39
Q

high-grade solid steel shaft where scraper paddles are rigidly fastened

A

dehairing shaft

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40
Q

star wheels; circular bar with radial arms where scraper paddles are attached

A

dehairing wheel

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41
Q

ribbed mechanism that resembles a “J”- shaped structure that serves as support of the
carcass during dehairing and also used in unloading dehaired hog

A

J bar

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42
Q

structure that serves as support of the carcass during dehairing and also used in unloading
dehaired hog

A

J-bar

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43
Q

subjecting animal into steam or hot water to prepare skin for dehairing

A

scalding

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44
Q

slightly bent steel material attach to the scraper paddle that is used to directly remove the
hair

A

scraper blade

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45
Q

resilient flexible rectangular block-shaped rubber which serves as a base material for the
scraper blade

A

scraper paddle

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46
Q

composed of three (3) or more paddles with blades attached altogether

A

scraper paddle
assembly

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47
Q

distance between two blades in the blade assembly

A

blade clearance

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48
Q

average time consumed to totally dehide the animal

A

dehiding time

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49
Q

part of the handheld flayer that contains the air motor which actuates the movement of the
blades by allowing air flow supplied by an air compressor

A

air motor assembly

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50
Q

part of the handheld flayer that is composed mainly by two blades that move in
countermotion

A

blade assembly

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51
Q

slaughterhouse equipment used to remove the skin from the body of the animal

A

dehider

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52
Q

skin separated from the animal’s body

A

hide

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53
Q

part of the roller drum in vertical puller to which the hide is hooked prior to pulling

A

hide clamp

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54
Q

part of the vertical puller which rolls and pulls the hide to separate it from the carcass

A

roller drum

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55
Q

Type of dehider that is equipped with cutting blades attached to the air motor assembly aided
by an air compressor

A

handheld flayer

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56
Q

Type of dehider that makes use of roller drum and/or cylinders to pull the hide of the animal
away from the body

A

hide puller

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57
Q

Type of hide puller that uses roller drum, which is connected to an electric motor, to pull the
hide away from the animal’s body

A

vertical puller

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58
Q

Type of hide puller that makes use of actuating cylinders, either pneumatic or hydraulic, to
facilitate the pulling of hide away from the animal’s body

A

side puller

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59
Q

blood spots or clots formed on the muscle tissue

A

blood splash

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60
Q

ratio of the total number of hogs stunned successfully to the total number of hogs expressed in percent (%)

A

stunning effectivity

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61
Q

ratio of the total number of hogs that did not die immediately after stunning to the total
number of hogs stunned expressed in percent (%)

A

stunning performance

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62
Q

type of hog restrainer that uses conveyor system for moving, restraining, stunning and
dumping the animal to the sticking and bleeding area

A

conveyor restrainer

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63
Q

charging of the electric prods prior to application of stunner

A

hot wanding

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64
Q

a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of the prods to improve contact
during application of the electric stunner

A

knurling

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65
Q

tip of the electric stunner to which the revolving spur is attached

A

prod

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66
Q

slaughterhouse equipment used to secure and restrict the body movements of the animal in
upright position prior to stunning

A

restrainer

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67
Q

spiked wheel attached to the head-only type electric stunner used to improve contact with
the head of the animal to be stunned

A

revolving spurs

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68
Q

device that is used to make an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

A

stunner

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69
Q

Type of electric stunner that allows current to pass through the brain of the hog rendering the
animal unconscious

A

head only type

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70
Q

Type of electrical stunner in which one of the prods is positioned on the head and the other
prod is positioned on the body of the hog

A

head to back type

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71
Q

Type of electric stunner integrated in the conveyor restrainer wherein the electrodes are
made in contact with the forehead and forelegs of the animal

A

head to foreleg type

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72
Q

diameter of the piston inside the cylinder

A

bore

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73
Q

species of hog used as test material

A

breed

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74
Q

physical damages or wounds on the skin of the test hog caused by the restraining equipment

A

bruises

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75
Q

optimum angle that the discharge wall can tilt measured from its initial position up to its
dumping position

A

dumping angle

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76
Q

position of the discharge wall that allows discharge of stunned hog from the restrainer

A

dumping position

77
Q

time it takes the semi-automatic restrainer to tilt the discharge wall

A

dumping time

78
Q

measurement around the hog’s body just behind the forelegs that is used to compute for the estimated weight of the hog in the absence of the scale

A

girth

79
Q

piece of mass that has a weight almost equal to that the of the entrance gate attached at one
end of the cable that acts as operating lever of the vertical entrance gate

A

counterweight

80
Q

keeps the counterweight in its line of motion

A

counterweight
guide

81
Q

part of the restrainer which can be tilted on one side, known as dumping side, to release hog
after stunning

A

discharge wall

82
Q

flooring of the hog restrainer designed to suspend the hog during disengagement

A

drop floor

83
Q

lever used to reset drop floor

A

drop floor lever

84
Q

opens the dumping side wall of the restrainer to release the hog from the restrainer

A

dump lever

85
Q

opening that allows livestock access into the restrainer

A

entrance gate

86
Q

solid floor at the bottom of the automatic restrainer for the animals to walk down to the
entrance ramp

A

false floor

87
Q

keeps the drop floor in its locked position

A

floor lock

88
Q

mechanical device used to give a linear force through a linear stroke using the energy of the
hydraulic fluid under pressure

A

hydraulic cylinder

89
Q

mechanical device which produces force, often in combination with movement, and are
powered by compressed gas (typically air)

A

pneumatic cylinder

90
Q

length of displacement of the cylinder rod which is equivalent to the length of the rod in the
cylinder in its extended position less the length once retracted

A

stroke

91
Q

distance measured from the center of one pipe perforation to the center of the adjacent
perforation

A

perforation interval

92
Q

distance between the ribs of the release cradle

A

rib interval

93
Q

optimum angle that the release cradle can swing

A

release angle

94
Q

vessel to which water, fuel and air are supplied and in which steam is generated

A

boiler

95
Q

part of the scalder that is used to remove hogs from the scalder

A

release cradle

96
Q

scalding tank; slaughterhouse equipment that can contain water which is heated to loosen the
animal’s hair from the follicles

A

scalder

97
Q

refers to the standard wall thickness of the commercially available pipe which is relative to
the applied pressure and material strength

A

schedule

98
Q

an electromechanical valve used to automatically shut off or open steam line in hog scalder

A

solenoid valve

99
Q

device used to automatically control and to keep temperature within the required settings

A

thermostat

100
Q

Type of hog scalder wherein water is directly heated by using steam which passes through
perforated pipes

A

steam heated scalder

101
Q

Type of hog scalder wherein water is heated by using a burner

A

gas heated scalder

102
Q

Type of hog scalder wherein water is heated by using biomass fuels such as coconut shell, saw
dust, firewood and rice hull fed into the furnace to be burned

A

solid fired scalder

103
Q

Type of hog scalder usually integrated in automated slaughterhouses wherein hogs are
scalded while being hung on the overhead railing

A

vertical scalder

104
Q

hanger spacing; horizontal distance between rail hangers

A

bracket spacing

105
Q

maximum load capacity of a rail track in a 1000 mm distance, expressed in kg

A

moving load capacity

106
Q

radius; distance of a circle or curve to its center

A

radius of curvature

107
Q

measurement of upward or downward inclination of the rail track from a reference horizontal plane

A

rail slope

108
Q

center to center distance or spacing between railings measured horizontally

A

rail track spacing

109
Q

horizontal protruding rectangular block from the column of the building that gives support to
the main rail frame

A

corbel

110
Q

horizontal supporting bar where carcass is attached through incision in the hind feet

A

gambrel

111
Q

separate half of the split hog

A

hog side

112
Q

yolk-like flat steel bar where trolley wheel is mounted

A

hog trolley frame

113
Q

device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps

A

hoist

114
Q

suspended solid steel track used to hang and/or convey carcasses

A

overhead rail

115
Q

solid horizontal metal beam where rail track is securely fastened

A

overhead rail frame

116
Q

steel material that supports and holds the rail track suspended from the overhead rail frame

A

rail hanger/bracket

117
Q

height of rail measured from top of the rail to the floor

A

rail height

118
Q

electronic weighing device integrated to an overhead rail system

A

rail scale

119
Q

center to center distance or spacing between railings measured horizontally

A

rail spacing

120
Q

mechanical retracting rail that allows change in direction of trolley

A

rail switch

121
Q

rail; conveyor track where trolleys are hanged and allowed to roll

A

rail track

122
Q

rail branch where suspected carcass is diverted for further inspection

A

retained rail

123
Q

shackle; solid metal chain used to tie or hold the hog through the feet for lifting

A

shackle chain

124
Q

condition wherein the final judgment of the carcass cannot be ascertained and would
therefore require further inspection and/or examination

A

suspected carcass

125
Q

specified dimensions of track rail, expressed in millimeters

A

track size/diameter

126
Q

suspended metal carrier assembly with one (1) or two (2) wheels and a hook used to carry or
transport carcass

A

trolley

127
Q

a shafting or a spindle that holds the trolley wheel in its frame

A

trolley pin

128
Q

circular steel bar hook attached at the lower end of the trolley that allows rotation of the
suspended hogs

A

trolley swivel

129
Q

circular pulley-like steel material that rolls freely on the rail

A

trolley wheel

130
Q

flexural stress; stress caused by bending moment at a given point in the beam supporting the overhead rail system

A

bending

131
Q

deformation caused by excessive stress applied to the overhead rail system

A

fracture

132
Q

failure due to elastic instability of the overhead rail system

A

sagging

133
Q

ratio of the speed of conveyor without load to the speed of conveyor with load, expressed in
percent

A

speed reduction

134
Q

average normal stress at any point on the cross sectional area of the overhead rail system

A

tensile strength

135
Q

process of removing the blood from the animal before further handling

A

bleeding

136
Q

separate half of the split carcass

A

carcass side

137
Q

whom animal having rumen as part of its stomach such as cattle, carabao and buffalo l

A

large ruminants

138
Q

motorized or hydraulic device that allows gradual descent of carcass along the rail

A

lowerator

139
Q

cutting or dividing the carcass into half through its backbone

A

splitting

140
Q

horizontal supporting bar used for separating the hind legs of hung animal to a distance
suitable for evisceration and splitting processes

A

spreader

141
Q

auxiliary part of the overhead rail system used to halt the trolley to slide on the rail tracks
during operations.

A

stopper

142
Q

condition wherein the final judgment of the carcass cannot be ascertained and would
therefore require further inspection and/or examination

A

suspended carcass

143
Q

electronic weighing device integrated to an overhead rail system

A

track sale

144
Q

track diameter; specified dimensions of rail track, expressed in millimeters

A

track size

145
Q

flat bar of non-corrosive materials that holds the trolley wheel, swivel and hook together

A

trolley frame

146
Q

round stainless steel bar shaped into hook where the carcass is hung

A

trolley hook

147
Q

force per unit area in contact like compressive and tensile stress

A

bearing stress

148
Q

force per unit area, that tends to compress or shorten the material

A

compressive stress

149
Q

instrument used for checking whether a plane structure is flat and horizontally leveled

A

leveling bubble

150
Q

time required to split one (1) carcass expressed in seconds

A

splitting type

151
Q

part of the platform that serves as the flooring for the operator to stand on

A

floor plate

152
Q

distance measured vertically from the floor plate to the finish floor line

A

floor plate height

153
Q

part of the platform designed to provide safety for the operator

A

guard rail

154
Q

part of the guard rail designed to be grasped by the operator when ascending, descending or
moving horizontally

A

hand rail

155
Q

equipment used by the operator to reach the required height to perform slaughtering process

A

platform

156
Q

switch; auxiliary part of the mechanical platform that regulates the speed and controls the
vertical – horizontal movement of the platform

A

platform contro

157
Q

sideward or horizontal movement of the platform

A

side travel

158
Q

Type of platform that has a fixed height for a specific application such as bleeding, dehiding,
evisceration and splitting

A

stationary platform

159
Q

linear displacement of the blade’s teeth per unit time, expressed in millimeter per second

A

blade speed

160
Q

particles of bone accumulated during cutting

A

bone dust

161
Q

depth of cut by the splitting saw through the backbone, expressed in millimeter

A

cutting depth

162
Q

speed of cutting through the backbone, expressed in seconds

A

cutting speed

163
Q

the physical measurement of an object as described by its length, width, height and thickness

A

dimension

164
Q

amount of energy delivered by the splitting saw relative to the total energy input, expressed
in percent

A

percent splitting
efficiency

165
Q

number of hogs split per unit time, expressed in heads per hour

A

splitting rate

166
Q

actual time of splitting a single hog, expressed in seconds

A

splitting time

167
Q

vertebral column of an animal

A

backbone

168
Q

safety cover for cutting mechanism

A

blade guard

169
Q

holding mechanism for hand saw that tightens and keeps the blade in a vertical position

A

blade holders

170
Q

small sharp points along the cutting side of the saw

A

blade teeth

171
Q

blade of a saw with a small, sharp metal teeth along the cutting edge

A

cutting blade

172
Q

mechanism that delivers rotating motion from the motor to the cutting blade

A

drive shaft

173
Q

part of the machine that provides friction against the hand, reducing the gripping force
needed to achieve a reliable grip

A

gripping handle

174
Q

spaces between each segment of the blade to provide cooling and slurry removal

A

gullets

175
Q

part of the saw used for suspending the entire machine, such that the hanger mounting
bracket is located at the center of gravity of the machine

A

hanger mounting
bracket

176
Q

body of the splitting saw

A

main frame

177
Q

circular saw; machine with rotating circular blade used for cutting material

A

rotary saw

178
Q

tool with a metal blade designed to cut the backbone of hog carcass

A

splitting saw

179
Q

spacing between the blade teeth, expressed in teeth per inch

A

tooth pitch

180
Q

linear displacement of the rotating blade at a given time, expressed in meter per second

A

linear speed

181
Q

total time spent to rotate the restraint from its upright position to inverted position

A

rotating time

182
Q

angle measured from the restraint’s initial upright position to inverted position

A

rotating angle

183
Q

part of the head gate which positions the head of the animal to facilitate stunning

A

chin lift

184
Q

part of the stunning box which opens to release the animal after stunning

A

discharge gate

185
Q

part of the stunning box which secures the head in restraining the animal

A

head gate

186
Q

part of the stunning box which pushes the animal forward towards the head gate

A

tail pusher

187
Q

Type of stunning box that resembles a small cage with open top and has a side gate for
removal of stunned animal

A

upright type

188
Q

Type of stunning box that has adjustable side walls and back rest that supports the body of
the animal during flipping

A

rotating type

PAES Terms (Full) (5 decks)

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