SLAUGHTERING

Introduced: September 1968

Description

A22B covers machines, apparatus, and methods for the slaughter of animals intended for meat production. This classification encompasses stunning equipment, restraining devices, blood collection systems, and mechanical aids that facilitate the killing and initial processing of livestock such as cattle, pigs, poultry, and other food animals. It includes both conventional slaughter techniques and alternative humane killing methods, but excludes subsequent meat cutting, dressing, or further processing operations, which fall under related A22C classifications.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A22B 1/00 Apparatus for fettering animals to be slaughtered IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A22B 3/00 Slaughtering or stunning (; cutting in general B26) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A22B 5/00 Accessories for use during or after slaughtering +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A22B 7/00 Slaughterhouse arrangements +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC