A Review of Mobile/Modular Slaughter and Processing Technology

Abstract

This report examines mobile and modular slaughter technology currently in use on the U.S. mainland as a potentially cost-effective alternative to brick-and-mortar facilities. The discussion is aided by the authors' firsthand experience touring units in New Mexico, Washington, and Nebraska. They also draw on their attendence of a mobile slaughter conference sponsored by the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service.