Levantamiento y caracterización del proceso industrial de la linea ovina del Camal Municipal de Riobamba.

Abstract

The objective was to characterize the industrial process of the sheep line of Camal Municipal de Riobamba. It was considered the great demand that the process of sheep slaughtering in the Riobamba, and the population increase of these animals at the local level and throughout the Province of Chimborazo. It became necessary to identify the stages that make up the process of The resources used and the by-products obtained In situ observations and measurements were made of all variables identified, such as: time, Mass, flow rate and ambient temperature considering a sample of 65 measurements for each variable. After tabulation and interpretation of data, results were obtained Average time of slaughter by sheep, the efficiency of the process based on the masses, the Efficiency of the stun, the flow of water consumed per working day and the temperature Environment to which the slaughter process is carried out, the results were compared with the International and national standards for the slaughter of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ecua- Normalization (INEN), from which it is concluded that during the process of slaughter are presented Three specific critical points: excessive water consumption, 28.39% and the cross-contamination that occurs during the process, the following Solutions to improve the process: train operators on the proper use of water and Lift hooks, perform stun equipment maintenance and Sheep and lambs.