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gutter
A professional who eviscerates cattle, hogs, lambs, and small animals, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
- Slits body cavity of carcass, reaches inside abdominal cavity and cuts membranes holding intestines.
- Inserts spiral rod in gullet to sever gullet and windpipe from other neck tissue.
- Cuts bung from intestines and ties intestines, bladder, bung, and gullet to prevent leakage of contents.
- Pulls intestines from carcass, trims off fat, and dumps them into gut truck or conveyor pan.
- Cuts out glands, ovaries, sweetbreads, liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, and spermatic cord, places them on conveyor, in containers, or throws them down chute.
- Cuts bruises, blemishes, and ragged tissue from carcass.
- Cuts skin from tail to shoulders to bisect carcass.
- Severs head from carcass.
- May wash viscera and carcass, using hose.
- Patches leaks in intestines, using skewer.
- May break and bind hoofs of lambs or sheep.
- May be designated according to function performed as bruise trimmer; leak patcher; weasand rodder; or part of animal eviscerated as belly opener; bung dropper; bung-gut tier.
- May be designated: caul-fat puller; gut puller; gut sorter; leaf-fat scraper; rabbit dresser.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Professional careers
- Category: Occupational titles
- Company: U.S. DOL
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