Why do slaughterhouses always start slaughtering in the early morning? Any idea?

There used to be a daytime slaughterhouse in our town, but it was quickly reported and closed down, so slaughtering in the early morning still makes sense.

At that time, there was a mutton soup restaurant in the town, and the business was very good, because his mutton soup was really delicious, and he also provided a lot of mutton. The most important thing was that he slaughtered the sheep on site every morning, and then started Cooking soup ensures the freshness of the mutton, and everyone sees it, so they feel safe going to his house to drink mutton soup. Therefore, his business is getting better and better, and there are more and more customers.

So at first they only killed one sheep a day, and later they might kill several, and their business expanded a lot. In the past, they only sold mutton soup, but later they also sold barbecue and raw meat. The business Naturally, it is getting better and better, and it still maintains the tradition of killing sheep every morning. The sheep that are killed first will be hung at the door of the store every day. If a customer likes it, they can directly choose the meat and make it directly, so everyone can eat with confidence. . I am also a regular customer of theirs. I often go to drink mutton soup, buy mutton skewers, or simply cut some fresh meat. It is very convenient, and the quality is really good, because you can see it with your eyes, which can enhance your confidence in purchasing.

But one day later, this shop was reported. The specific content of the report was unclear, but it was probably that slaughtering on the street had a negative impact and could easily have an impact on young people, so since then , this shop can no longer slaughter during the day, and then because someone reported the news, it spread, and then it became more and more evil, and finally it turned out that there was a problem with the mutton in this shop, so the business of this shop could not continue. In the end, it can only go bankrupt.

Although I didn’t report it at the time, it had some psychological impact on me. At that time, the store started slaughtering sheep again, and I watched from the side. It turned out that the slaughter might not be successful this time. The sheep were struggling very hard and flopping around, which made me very nervous. So I can understand why some people would say that it affects young people and the appearance of the city, and it is indeed the case.

This incident really made me interested in this industry. Later I discovered that many slaughtering industries are indeed carried out in the early morning and are basically impossible to find during the day. This has become a kind of industry rule. Although there are no clear regulations, everyone basically does this, and it is actually very scientific.

First, the impact is not good. Just like the mutton shop in our town was reported to be slaughtering during the day, the picture is indeed bloody, which is indeed too exciting for some people, especially teenagers, and is not good for their physical and mental health. Moreover, slaughtering during the day seems to have the meaning of promoting killing, which is not in line with mainstream values ??and has a bad impact on the appearance of the city, so it is not appropriate to slaughter during the day.

Second, there are risks. The flow of people is relatively large during the day, so slaughtering during the day will be risky. Because there will definitely be a variety of knives at the slaughtering site, as well as a variety of strange tools, and even some animals, which may become a source of danger. There used to be customers who went to buy the current meat, but ended up having a quarrel with the butcher, and were later mutilated. Therefore, in order to avoid this risk, we try to avoid slaughtering during the day.

Third, meat is prone to spoilage. Slaughtering is carried out during the day, and sometimes the meat cannot be transported out in time because the traffic is congested during the day and it is really inconvenient to transport. Sometimes the temperature during the day is extreme. For example, when the sun is shining, the temperature and humidity are extremely high. Although the meat They are all fresh, but they still spoil quickly, so slaughtering during the day may also cause the problem of meat spoilage.

First, the time is right. This is actually the most important reason for night slaughter, because many industries, especially the catering industry, have a very high demand for meat every day. For example, breakfast restaurants need fresh meat to make steamed buns, and breakfast restaurants open their stalls very early. , the stall may be set up at five or six in the morning, and the preparations may be completed at three or four o'clock. If the butcher is not done in the early morning, then fresh meat will not be available, which will naturally affect the business.

Therefore, by slaughtering in the early morning, the meat can be successfully delivered to various places where it is needed, without delaying their business on the second day, which is also a contribution to society.

Second, transportation is convenient. For the slaughtering industry, convenient transportation is very important. Transporting slaughtered meat to various locations in a timely manner is also a guarantee of freshness. Traffic is relatively congested during the day, but it is different in the early morning. There are basically no cars on the road, so travel can be very smooth. This way the speed will be faster and the transportation cost will be greatly reduced. Moreover, sometimes many places are closed to transport vehicles during the day. There are restrictions, so transportation can only be done in the early morning.

The third is to avoid unnecessary trouble. Situations like this are actually to reduce adverse effects. After all, this industry still has to see blood, and there are many vegetarians and animal advocates now. Seeing such a scene will definitely make you uncomfortable, so in order to avoid these troubles, In order to protect some young people, slaughtering is now carried out in the early morning and the scene is processed in a timely manner. This can avoid a lot of trouble and allow the industry to run more healthily.

Fourth, it is more conducive to maintaining meat quality. Under normal circumstances, the temperature is the lowest in the early morning. At this relatively low temperature, even in an open-air slaughterhouse, the freshness of the meat can be guaranteed and the problem of deterioration will not occur quickly, thus ensuring the quality of the meat. Freshness allows consumers to eat meat with confidence.

Fifth, slaughtering is more convenient. In the early morning, that is, almost midnight, under normal circumstances, domestic livestock such as pigs, cattle, and sheep will be in a less active state. If slaughtered at this time, their resistance will not be so fierce. The difficulty of slaughtering will be reduced, which in turn can reduce the difficulty of slaughtering and improve work efficiency, which is also very suitable.

However, with the continuous advancement of technology and the continuous development of the assembly line, the current slaughtering industry is no longer limited to daytime or early morning. Because there is basically no slaughtering in residential areas, and slaughtering is basically centralized, so even if slaughtering is done during the day, it will not have a bad impact.

First of all, slaughtering in the early morning will send part of the fresh meat to the industries and markets that need it to supply the demand for the next day. This is necessary and also to improve the people's happiness. But the slaughterhouse will continue to work during the day. At this time, the fresh meat produced will be quickly refrigerated and turned into chilled meat. This part of the meat will be subsequently transported to In supermarkets, this is the chilled meat we often buy. Of course, some of the meat will be frozen directly, which later becomes frozen meat, so the assembly line in the slaughterhouse is always working.

And with the advancement of technology, the slaughter scenes will not be so bloody, and will not be disclosed to the public, so there will be no corresponding adverse effects. Coupled with the improvement of cold chain technology, the quality of the meat will be improved. There will be no problems. This will form a multi-level supply of fresh meat, chilled meat and frozen meat, which can meet all walks of life and various needs.

At first, I thought that slaughtering in the early morning was a behavior without scientific basis, but later I found out that it was quite scientific. In fact, any industry has its own hidden rules. Although it seems difficult to understand, it actually makes sense. Sometimes we cannot understand, but we should not rush to deny it. We still need to continue to explore and be professional, to understand and understand, so that we can finally understand the truth of the matter.

Because meat sellers have to consider the problem of residents buying fresh meat in the morning, slaughtering must be done in the early morning.

When we were young, the slaughterhouses used to kill pigs during the day, because the pigs at that time were raised by each family. They usually had to be carried to the food station slaughterhouse in the morning. Why do they have to do it in the morning? Did you just lift it up? Because at that time, pigs were usually not dared to be carried at night because there were no roads at that time. When the pigs grew up, they had to be carried to the slaughterhouse of the food station to be killed. At that time, one was sold and one was kept. What did it mean? That is, if your family has two pigs, you must sell one to get a slaughtering certificate for the other. Once you have a slaughtering certificate, you have to pay taxes before the pig can be killed for the New Year. At that time, to lift the pig, you had to get up early, have breakfast, then put the pig down and tie it up, and then lift it up and go away at dawn. At that time, the road was slippery and the slope was steep, and you had to hold a pig in your hand. The roots are stable, one is to prevent the road from slipping, and the other is to rest. Some places that are far away have to be walked for three or four hours, and you have to wait for the wheel there. Sometimes there are so many pigs that you have to wait until the afternoon to kill them. Some are far away from home, and it will be dark when the pigs are killed.

In the 1980s, all the land was owned by households, and food stations were no longer needed. What about the pigs fed in the countryside? At that time, those pig butchers would go to the house of the pig feeder on the first day of the night, get up in the middle of the night, kill the pig, and then cut it into two halves. Two people would carry it on their backs and use torches and flashlights. Bright look.

Later, pig butchers on the street or in the countryside rented houses near the street, went to the countryside to buy live pigs, brought them back and fed them, and killed one or two at two or three o'clock every morning. Sell.

At that time, everyone from the epidemic prevention station went to the market and saw that the pork had arrived but was not yet ready for sale. In this way, around the year 2000, the epidemic prevention station felt that it was difficult to prevent the epidemic, and the pigs were slaughtered at a designated location.

The slaughterhouse does not have to consider its own interests and the interests of selling meat. It must start slaughtering in the early morning so that it will be fresh when it is sold in the morning.

"Those who get up early and work hard every day can earn hard-earned money." My daughter-in-law's cousin has three meat stalls at the farmer's market. He always says these words when we meet.

My daughter-in-law’s cousin used to raise pigs in the countryside. Because he often dealt with pig dealers, he felt that raising pigs was hard work and did not make as much money as pig dealers, so he also went to the farmer’s market to contract a meat stall. .

Because my cousin is hardworking and has experience raising pigs for so many years, his business is doing very well. Now my cousin's son and daughter are selling meat at the farmer's market like my cousin. His family has three meat stalls. My cousin can also go to the countryside to collect pigs, and then send them to the slaughterhouse for centralized slaughtering, so that he can make more money. Especially when the price of pork increased last year and the year before last, my cousin and his family can be said to have made a lot of money.

My cousin is now close to 60 years old. He wants to leave the meat-selling industry to his children after working for another two years, because this industry can be said to be tiring, dirty, and all-round. I can only rest for a few days during the Chinese New Year. Ever since he started working as a butcher, he hasn't had a full night's sleep every day. Every day I have to go to the slaughterhouse to get meat at 2 or 3 in the morning, and in the afternoon I have to go to the countryside to collect pigs, take them back to the pigsty I rented in the slaughterhouse, and then send them to the slaughtering table in the early morning. After slaughtering, I send the goods to a specialized purchaser After transporting the white-striped pigs to the market, they cut them into various parts, and gave the rest to their wife and children to sell. They simply took a nap and then went to collect and catch pigs in the afternoon. Doing this year after year did take a toll on their bodies. He couldn't stand it. In his own words: "In the past, those who killed pigs and sold meat in the countryside seemed to be in good health, but few lived a long life. Now that he is working, he understands the reason. The main reason is that the body is too overdrawn. ”

1. Reasons why slaughterhouses slaughter in the early morning

①. Convenience for vendors to get goods for sale: Wholesale markets in cities are open in the middle of the night. This is mainly to facilitate vendors to purchase goods, and then Take it back and sell it during the day. If the slaughterhouse kills pigs and sells them during the day, and the traders take the goods back and then cut them up, there will be no time. Farmers’ markets mainly sell goods during the morning and evening peak periods. If the traders pick up the goods during the day, they will not be able to catch up with the sales.

②. For better preservation: People like to buy freshly slaughtered meat, especially when cold meat is not popular. If the slaughtered pig meat is not fresh, it will affect the customer's desire to buy. And meat sellers mainly rely on "repeat customers". Killing pigs in the early morning is just in time to sell them during the day, because meat sellers basically sell the meat naked on the chopping board or hanging it up, so the freshness of the meat is very high. If it is slaughtered during the day, it may have to be left for a day. If sold, the freshness of the pork will decrease a lot and the color of the meat will also change.

③. Kill pigs at night without disturbing the residents: Today’s slaughterhouses are located in suburban areas and far away from residential areas, and the equipment for killing pigs is also very advanced. They basically use electric shock to reduce the number of pigs. However, if pigs are slaughtered during the day, it is inevitable that people will encounter or see the trucks selling pigs and pulling pigs, which will make people disgusted. Slaughtering in the early morning can effectively avoid this situation.

④. Ease of transportation: Nowadays, the roads in many cities are somewhat congested, especially during the morning and evening peaks. Therefore, most cities will implement truck traffic restrictions during the morning and evening peaks. If pigs are transported outside during the day, It’s just a trouble. Choosing early morning slaughter to transport the pork before the morning rush hour is a very good choice.

2. Killing pigs in the early morning is a way for the slaughtering industry to adapt to the market. The main purpose is to facilitate transportation and sales

Slaughterhouses kill pigs and other livestock in the early morning. Or to adapt to the market. I remember that in the past, many mutton soup restaurants and barbecue restaurants slaughtered live sheep on the street in order to show that their mutton was genuine. This aroused the disgust of many people, so now this behavior has been banned, which is also a manifestation of the progress of social civilization.

After all, animal slaughter is a bloody and cruel thing. Although many people like to eat meat, they still don’t want to see the scene of animal slaughter and the transportation of undivided animal carcasses. The early morning slaughter and transportation are just right. This can be avoided.

The main reason for slaughtering pork and livestock in the early morning is to facilitate sales and transportation, and to preserve the freshness of the meat. To put it bluntly, it is also to prevent people from seeing the bloody scenes of slaughtering and transporting animal carcasses. This is also slaughtering. A way for the industry to facilitate customers and cater to the market.

Sold directly after slaughtering in the early morning! Fresh pork sells well!

There are probably a few reasons: 1. The temperature is generally lower at night, which ensures that the meat is fresh and is not prone to oxidation or "cooked meat", resulting in spoilage or odor. At the same time, it leads to poor appearance and poor performance of the meat. Low. 2. Facilitate work in this industry, such as meat removal and deboning, meat transportation, and live pig purchase, etc. 3. In line with the living habits of ordinary people in the past, you can buy groceries before going to work or meet the processing time requirements of restaurant owners. Personally, I think those are the main points, and the rest are not important. I used to work in a small place for several years and passed by with tears in my eyes when I took one day off every year [crying] [crying] [crying] [crying]

Fresh meat sells well