Physical Parameters for Further Automation in Poultry Processing ,

Distribution of Listeria monocytogenes subtypes within a poultry further processing plant.

Samples from environmental sites and raw product in a chicken further processing plant were collected every 6 weeks for 12 months. Each sample site was examined before and after a complete production shift. All samples were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, which was detected in floor drains on the raw product side of the plant preoperation and in drains on both raw and cooke...

Using XML for VLSI Physical Design Automation

In this paper, we survey some XML applications and propose a customized XML for VLSI physical design automation, called Physical Design Markup Language (PDML). First, we construct a Class Hierarchical Diagram (CHD) using UML for our physical design framework. Following this CHD, algorithm developers can convert the internal object-models of their algorithms into a PDML form and plug them into t...

Machine Vision Sensing for Meat Processing Automation

The Machine Vision Team of Industrial Research Limited (formerly part of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) is involved in a wide range of machine vision research and development projects. This paper gives an overview of three projects which have particular relevance to the meat industry. The projects discussed are: (i) development of a laser scanning inspection s...

Cost-benefit parameters in evaluating automation

Campylobacter survival through poultry processing

Australia has recorded around 100 cases of campylobacteriosis per 100,000 population, each year, since the mid1990’s. Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli are recognized as themain species isolated from clinical cases. Approximately 30% of cases have been linked to poultry. Through poultry processing, fromslaughter to packaging, theprevalence and concentration of Campylobacter can be reduced. Publi...