Abstract
The meat industry had experienced a significant transformation over the past century and more so over the past 25 years. • Automation can now be seen in both primary and secondary processing of meat, but implementation depends on factors such as cost, and availability of a labor force. • Currently, there is accelerated development in areas such as machine vision and robotics to replace more manual operations in meat processing plants. • We already see smart meat factories, where conductivity and information are used to control certain operations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-47 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Animal Frontiers |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Automation
- Industrial revolution
- Meat industry
- Processing
- Robotics