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What is meant by the term “meat” from a nutritional point of view?
What is a captive bolt pistol and how does it work?
How does electronarcosis work?
What does the wish “bónn fèst, bun Natál e bóna carna d’animal” mean?
What is the per capita meat consumption of the Swiss population?
On average, how many kg of pork, beef, goat and poultry does a person eat per year in Switzerland?
In the past, when did pig slaughter take place?
Why and how are animals stunned before being slaughtered?
How were animals stunned in the past before being slaughtered?
How does the death of the animal to be slaughtered occur?
What is "the bell" and what was it used for?
What is skinning and how did it happen?
What are a butcher's hammer and skinning tongs?
What is evisceration and how is it done?
What were the uses of slaughtered animals offal?
What is the cleaver and what is it used for?
What were the methods of preserving meat before the advent of the refrigerator?
What are sausages?
What is a manual meat grinder and how does it work?
What is a sausage stuffer and what is it used for?
What does the tying of sausages consist of?
What is salami pricker and what is it used for?
Where were the sausages placed for maturing?
What is "feathering" and what is it for?
What do stuffed cured meats have in common with non-stuffed cured meats?
What are non-stuffed cured meats?
What is casing and what is it used for?
What are half carcasses?
Who is the butcher?