Rectal plug and method of introducing same into a slaughtered animal
First Claim
1. A .[.compositions for sealing a body orifice of an animal, said.]. composition comprising a blended mixture .[.of.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.water, gum, .[.modified.]. food starch and a preservative, the mixture exhibiting a viscosity such that when a predetermined volume thereof is injected into .[.the animal'"'"'s body orifice said volume of mixture.]. .Iadd.a body orifice of an animal it .Iaddend.will seal said orifice.
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Abstract
Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing is eliminated by injecting a highly viscous material comprising a mixture of food grade constituents through the vent opening so as to create a self-adhering plug in the lower colon and rectum of the animal. The plug material preferably comprises a blended mixture of water, gum, modified food starch and a preservative whose viscosity is in the range of from about 220,000 centipoise to 480,000 centipoise. Being formed from food grade constituents, the offal can safely be harvested and used in animal feed as a by-product of the meat processing operation.
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- 1. A .[.compositions for sealing a body orifice of an animal, said.]. composition comprising a blended mixture .[.of.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.water, gum, .[.modified.]. food starch and a preservative, the mixture exhibiting a viscosity such that when a predetermined volume thereof is injected into .[.the animal'"'"'s body orifice said volume of mixture.]. .Iadd.a body orifice of an animal it .Iaddend.will seal said orifice.
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6. 220,000 centipoise to 480,000 centipoise..].7. A method for preventing fecal contamination of the carcass during the processing thereof, the improvement comprising:
injecting an effective amount of a blended mixture of food grade materials .[.whose viscosity is in the range of from about 220,000 centipoise to about 480,000 centipoise.]. .Iadd.of a sufficient viscosity .Iaddend.into the anal opening of the animal following the killing thereof so as to create a plug in the colon blocking egress of fecal matter out through the
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7. anal opening. 8. The method as in claim 7 wherein the mixture is thermally stable blend of water, gum, a .[.modified.]. starch and a preservative.
- 8. The method as in claim 8 wherein the mixture includes percentages, 3-7% by volume of gum, 13-25% of modified food starch, 0.5-3.5 percent
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