Kill Lines

HCS has built an enviable reputation for its complete kill line IT solutions, which meticulously plan, monitor and record all information during the kill line process.

• HCS state of the art Livestock Diary allows operators to schedule and book intakes and appointments.
• HCS Lairage Software allows operators to book cattle arriving at the abattoir to be booked in to batches and the passports are scanned to these batches, the cattle can then be killed in whatever order that suits the operator, they cattle will be linked back to their original batches.
• HCS Lairage Software allows operators to book sheep arriving at the abattoir to be booked in as Unique Lairaige Lots, these lots can be then killed as one or more kill batches, that have full traceability back to their original unique lot number.
• HCS Lairage Software allows operators to book pigs arriving at the abattoir to be booked in to batches (or Lots).
• The HCS Lairage Software allows the logging of strict ante-mortem information, required by the plants OVS.

• The HCS Sequencing Terminal allows Cattle Passports to be scanned and allocated a Kill Number.
• The HCS Sequencing Terminal allows sheep EAR TAGS can either be entered manually and allocated a Kill Number.
• The HCS Sequencing Terminal allows sheep RFID TAGS can either be entered manually and allocated a Kill Number.
• If no ear tags are being recorder, the HCS Sequencing Terminal allows the operator to sequence the kill batches in the correct order as they go up the line.
• The HCS Stun Monitor can be located on or near this terminal allows the operator to the stunning information of each animal.
• The HCS Sequencing Terminal for pigs allows Kill Sequencing by Slap Number to correct Kill Number.

• This station allows for Printing of Brainstem pot labels if requires plus additional traceability labels can be printed for beef sides, offal and hides.

• The HCS Grading Terminal allows one touch Eurograding or Manual Grading.
• The HCS Grading Terminal allows Auto Own grading based on preselected parameters and/or customer requirements such as weigh, grade, fat class farm assured scheme etc.
• The HCS Grading Terminal can print multiple labels per carcass and can print to multiple printers.
• The HCS Grading Terminal can use more than one weight deduction table for sheep.

• Once weighed carcasses or boxes are automatically on stock and will stay on stock until scanned to Cutting batches or Orders.
• Stocktakes and reconciliation can be carried out (while production on-going) by multiple operators using hand held scanners.
• Stock take and checks can be done by Warehouse, locations, and by Product.
• Stock Reconciliation manages and reconciles system stock against physical stock.
• HCS Carcass splitting module, allows carcasses to be split into their various Bone In Cuts with the new items been allocated their new stock code and unique bar-code maintaining full tracking of these cuts for traceability, stock and costing purposes.

• HCS Multi-Species Supplier Payments Module is highly configurable to suit all payment types, markets, farmers etc.
• Can automatically rejoin batches to their original lairage lot if multiple batches killed from a lot.
• Multiple payment grids – base prices, grades, weight bands, payment schemes.
• Can Pay Bonuses for Livestock Groups, Farm Assurance grades etc.
• Auto pricing and/or manual pricing including Supplier payments – additions and deductions, self-bill invoices for suppliers hauliers agents etc, cheque printing and post to ledgers (HCS or 3rd party).
• Payments – can produce sell bill invoices for suppliers, hauliers, agents etc.