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System and method for processing meat

  • US 6,939,216 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2002
  • Issued: 09/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for improving meat quality and increasing meat-from-feed conversion for cattle comprising the steps of:

  • weaning each of said cattle from its mother after a predetermined time, said predetermined time being at least 3 days;

    transferring each of said cattle to a weaning station after said predetermined time;

    feeding each of said cattle only cooked feed rations that have been heated to a temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit at said weaning station;

    transferring each of said cattle from said weaning station to a feeding station when each of said cattle reaches a predetermined weight;

    feeding each of cattle only cooked rations that have been heated to a temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit at said feeding station; and

    slaughtering each of said cattle when it achieves a second predetermined weights;

    wherein said cooked feed rations fed at said weaning station and said feeding station eliminate bacteria from entering the cattle through the feed.

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