An important consideration in preslaughter handling of animals is keeping animal stress to an absolute minimum.  Not only are there concerns over animal welfare but also of meat quality.  When an animal gets excited and stressed before stunning, physiological changes occur within the animal, such as increased heart rate and blood flow, which are detrimental to quality of the meat.  To keep animals calm, ensure that there is proper lighting, reduce distractions like sparkling reflections, hissing air and high-pitched noises.  To further calm the animal use a LeFiell Center Track Restrainer.  This system gently carries the animal past to stunner where it is stunned and shackled then discharged to the decline and inclined conveyors.
1000-2 CENTER-TRACK CATTLE RESTRAINER
25 foot long conveyor with heavy duty, galvanized construction.  Utilizes a lead-in chute and adjustable side panels for variation in animal size.  Also includes hold-down bars and operator controls.  Does not include hydraulic power unit.
1096 HEAVY DUTY DECLINE FLIGHT CONVEYOR
6 feet wide x 18 feet long, includes UHMW green plastic flights, galvanized frame and hydraulic motor with 115 volt controls.  Legs are fitted with adjustable feet.  Does not include hydraulic power unit.
6500-9 INCLINE CONVEYOR
Unit includes heavy duty galvanized structural steel frame, improved pusher, cylinders with heavy duty type attache-ments on 6 foot centers, 1/2” x 3” hardened track, 7-1/2 H.P. motor reducer drive with friction clutch, dual plated engineered chains, single pin shackle indexer and anti-roll back device.  Available with hydraulic motor drive.