Abstract: An apparatus for pulling-off the skin of sheep carcasses in connection with slaughtering comprises an essentially horizontal drum (8) for pulling-off the skin during winding thereof on the drum (8), the drum (8) being moved upwards along the dorsal side of a sheep carcass (31) suspended from the hind legs. The drum (8) has a gradually increasing diameter from a central portion towards both ends, and is mounted at the free end of a pivotable lifting beam (3) having a means (I) for upwards directed pivoting movement of the beam during the pulling operation. A motor means provides for rotation of the drum (8) synchronously with the pivoting movement of the lifting beam (3) and with a speed which is adapted to the movement of the lifting beam.

Abstract: An apparatus for flaying of hanging sheep carcasses which are suspended from the hind legs, comprises a stretching device (1) which, by means of a holder means (7), is arranged to be connected with the head of a sheep carcass (3) and to exert downward-directed stretching force thereon, and a flayer driving device (2) having a flayer (4) which is arranged for reciprocating movement along the ventral side of the sheep carcass for executing flaying in the direction from a pocket which is formed in advance by manually flaying around the navel of the carcass. Both the stretching device (1) and the flayer driving device (2) consists of a cylinder/piston unit (5 resp. 8) with a piston rod (6 resp.