Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a carcass includes an elongate housing having a forward and a rearward frame disposed in parallel, transversely opposed relation to one another. The elongate housing includes a plurality of stations. At least one rotating device at each station is disposed on the forward or rearward frame. A first station may include a pair of transversely opposed counter-rotating devices disposed at a common downward angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate housing. A second station includes a plurality of rotating devices positioned near the top of the apparatus to clean the hoof and ankle area. A third station includes a plurality of vertically stacked rotating devices. A fourth, fifth, and sixth station include plural rotating devices in axial alignment with one another that are collectively oriented in a predetermined downward slope relative to the longitudinal axis to clean a carcass from top to bottom.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing a split animal carcass includes upper and lower pairs of upwardly inclined brushes, leading and trailing vertical brushes, and upper and lower pairs of downwardly inclined brushes. The upwardly inclined brushes are transversely spaced apart from one another to accommodate an animal carcass between them, as are the downwardly inclined brushes. First and second fluid headers are positioned in parallel relation to each inclined brush and three fluid headers are associated with the vertical brushes. The first inclined fluid headers have nozzles aimed at the carcass and the second inclined fluid headers have nozzles aimed at the brushes. Two of the vertical brush fluid headers are aimed at the vertical brushes and the third fluid header is aimed at the carcass.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing the neck area of an animal carcass includes a pair of upwardly inclined brushes sharing a common angle of inclination, followed by a first pair of vertically disposed brushes, a second pair of vertically disposed brushes, and by a pair of downwardly inclined brushes sharing a common angle of inclination. The brushes of each pair of brushes are transversely spaced apart from one another to accommodate an animal carcass between them. First and second fluid headers are positioned in parallel relation to each inclined brush. A neck area of a carcass is initially cleaned by the pair of upwardly inclined brushes and associated fluid headers. The neck area then passes between the first and second pair of vertical brushes and associated fluid headers. The final cleaning is administered by the pair of downwardly inclined brushes and their associated fluid headers.