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Abstract

A device for removing the anus of a slaughtered animal comprising: a carriage translatable in at least one direction by means of first translation means; a cutting device supported by the carriage and comprising a substantially cylindrical blade with a leading cutting edge, which device is drivable for rotation round its axis by means of drive means and drivable for axial translation by means of second translation means; and a sensor carried by the carriage for detecting contact between the cutting device and an animal for processing during operation of the first translation means, which sensor is connected in order to render inoperative the first translation means when said contact is detected and, if required, to activate the drive means for the said rotating drive and to activate the second translation means for forward axial translation of the cutting device over a chosen distance, followed by backward axial translation of the cutting device until this latter is situated out of contact with the slaughtered animal.

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