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Method for fixation of cut up carcasses of slaughter hogs (3), which are suspended at their hind legs and which have been eviscerated after the cutting, during which fixation in particular the spinal column of the hog is aligned relative to the median plane of the carcass by means of a member (10) clutching the snout of the animal, said member exerting a downwards pull to stretch out the animal during the cutting of the carcass, or for processes requiring a similar fixation. To attain an exact fixation of the pelvic region of the carcass independent of imbalances in the suspension of the legs, a method has been suggested which comprises the following steps: a measuring of the level at which the pubic bone (16) of the carcass is placed; introduction under the pubis bone (16) of the carcass of a carrier means (15) having a pair of fingers which can be spread out in a horizontal plane by a movement away from each other and which are adapted, when raised, to get into contact with the pubic bone and then to lift the pelvic region of the carcass in relation to the measured level prior to or in connection with the stretching of the carcass. Moreover, an apparatus for the splitting of carcasses by use of the method is provided.

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