Slaughterhouse

The plant in Vescovato (CR) has always been property of PRO SUS; at the present time in this slaughterhouse, where are employed 400 workers, are slaughtered 16.000 pigs per week, for an amount of 800.000 pigs per year.

In this plant, each step of the slaughtering and processing of anatomical cuts is recorded on informatics systems, from the arriving of the pigs to the shipment of the processed meat. Everything with the higher respect of the health and hygiene regulations.

This is the starting point for the production and processing of pork meats, from which come the anatomical cuts fresh or frozen for the food industry as well as opotherapic products for pharmaceutical use and products for pet food.

The slaughterhouse of Vescovato, besides, has a unit for the rendering of pork fat to produce lard for food and chemical use and for livestock sector,  and high proteins content flour too.

Following the Company’s policy, the disposal of waste and by-products from the slaughtering is entrusted to a specialized company, in the higher respect for the environment.