Butina Group Stunning Systems

Anesthetizing technologyfor humane slaughter

and animal welfare

Bottom line...

Hard facts:Blood splash (red dots in the loins and hams) reduced to 3-4%

Broken Backs (bone splintering using electric stunning equipment) eliminated to 0%

Meat color (Minolta scale) improved from a 2-3 to 3-4

Examples...

High capacity (1200 hph, 2 shifts)from 12000 to 27000 lbs loins for export per day with a price increase from $1 (domestic) to $2 (export) per lbs, it would equal to $3.9 million per year ($1 x 15000 extra x 260 days)

High capacity (1200 hph, 1 shift)12000 sell for $1.45 = $17,4004000 sell for $1.45 = $5,8008000 sell for $2.45 = $19,600$8000 extra per day, equal to $2 million per year

Bottom line...

Other facts:better animal welfare (no electric prodding)better worker safety (no kicking at shackling)less noise and stressreduction in manpower (1 operator + 2 hog drivers in pens/alleys)

The proof...

ReferencesImpressive list of references

+400 installations World Wide 20-25 new installations per year 15-20% to existing customers

CO2 anesthetization

Anesthetization -> lower blood pH -> loss of consciousnessInsensibility and consciousness is not immediateCO2 concentration: 80-90%

CO2 exposure: 90-160 sec.

Stun –stick intervals: 60-80 sec.

Further reading: Danish Meat Research Institute

CO2 anesthetization

Ensure ”Good Stunning Practice”No pigs regain consciousness during post-stun handling and exsanguination

Evaluation:No regular respiration (gasping is ok)No excitation or kicking (slow movements is ok)No spontaneous blinkingMaximum 5% with corneal reflex

The Butina concept

Concept developed by Hormel FoodsRe-developed by Butina-DMRI

Traditional infeed(dual runway)Group stunning(no restraint during stunning)2-4 pigs per basket120-1000 pigs per hour

DipLift, Combi, Jumbo

Product - Sideloader

Sideloader - Doubble runway system

Sideloader - Discharge

Automatic infeedGroup handling andpreslaughter-stunningNo restraint in driving andstunning5-8 pigs per basket200-720 pigs per hour

Backloader DL, BL, XL

Product - Backloader

Backloader - Automatic hoghandling

Backloader - Automatic Pusher

Backloader - Automatic Infeed

Backloader - Automatic Infeed

Backloader - Discharge

Butina - History

19521952 CO2 stunning introduced by Hormel, USA

19701970 CO2 introduced in Europe by Wernberg Engineering, Denmark

19721972 Butina ApS established in Copenhagen, DK

19821982 Butina ApS established in Holbaek, Denmark with own production facilities

19881988 Milestone - 100 CO2-systems in operation

19991999 CO2 stunning re-introduced in USA by Butina

Butina - Company

More than 30 years of experiencePrivately ownedLoacted in Denmark60 employees+60 million DKK in Revenue95% export

Butina - Idea

Butina designs, manufactures and installs advanced CO2 group stunning systems for pigs, improving our customers competitiveness.Butina wants to deliver leading edge technology in cooperation with customers and research institutes.

Testimonials...”This system has done everything we wanted...we’re convincedthat the benefits of better handling, improved color and overallbetter quality are well worth it”

David James, VP Operations PSF

”...it’s definitely a more humane way to handle the animals” Temple Grandin, Guru

”Even Temple Grandin, the foremost expert on animal handling systemssays that CO2 stunning has proven its value”

”Changing of the guard”, MMT August 2002

”We thought about upgrades for the electric system, but out of all the Options, this one rose to the top...”

Colette S. Kaster, VP Food Safety PSF

”Stunning new technology” ”Changing of the guard”

Butina – Video

Sideloader Combi

Backloader BL

Backloader XL

- Meat & Poultry Magazine, March 2000

- MMT, August 2002

- dual system, automatic inlet, sync. of discharge, shackling

- pens, automatic pushers, inlet, discharge, shackling, sticking

- runway, discharge, shackling, sticking