Abattoir technology includes all the methods used to produce a
dressed carcass from a live animal and is an important subject
with regard to animal welfare. From a scientific viewpoint as
well, it is not possible to ignore all other body systems except
those that contribute directly to the commercial carcass.
Anterior = towards the head Posterior = towards the tail Dorsal
= towards the upper part or back of the standing animal Ventral
= towards the lower part or belly of the standing animal Medial
= towards the midline plane that separates right and left sides
of the body Lateral = towards the sides of a standing animal
Proximal = towards the body in a limb of the animal Distal =
away from the body in a limb of the animal The names for
different types of farm animals also may be unfamiliar to some
readers. The adjectives that relate to cattle, sheep and pigs
are bovine, ovine and porcine, respectively. The first of these
may be used elliptically so that bovine may stand for bovine
animal. For cattle, sheep, p