[Improvement in Hygiene of the slaughter line (author's transl)]

Those factors which are of importance in the contamination of carcases in modern slaughter lines are reviewed. Short-term measures (for instance, improving the technique of dressing carcases) and long-term procedures (for instance, developing other methods of slaughter) are suggested to improve hygiene on the slaughter line. Attention is paid to a number of methods to prevent contamination.