Day 3      Well I started Ina bit of a fog.  But these Aussies can make a real mean breakfast.  We shoved off at about 7:30 a.m. Headed to the Brooklyn Abattoir.  This slaughter plant is owned by JBS swift and is one of the biggest in the southern hemisphere.  It was quite interesting to be able to compare this process with those plants in the united states.     One aspect that was unique was the fact that they slaughter both beef and lamb at the very same time.  They kill 5000 sheep and  around 1200 beefs a day.  One thing that struck me odd that is very different from those in the states is that the plant consists of a few buildings instead of under one roof.       With the fact that Australia has strict identification system the plant can identify each carcass by the hook.  It is odd seeing these light weight calves hanging with yellow back fat and nearly no intramuscular fat to speak of.  The process is very similar to that oft he states except for a few differences.  To start with that is very bizarre the way that they move there cattle around in the yard before entering the plant is with herding dogs.  Really cool, but i don't know about for stress level. The production line is much slower and have less workers than the plants at home.  I think that this have most to do with the fact that here the spend a lot of time on cuts that we don't.  They Save and process a large amount of the head meat.  It is stripped of meat completely.  And they also take the time to cut eat out from in between each vertebrae.  This is time consuming and not done back home.  From knock box o the cooler takes but a half an hour.  Carcasses hang for only  24 hours before hitting the fab floor.      The sheep slaughter was amazing.  Not ever seeing sheep slaughter myself it was quite an experience .  It is really different how they do this but they have a system that is very efficient.  The technology that is in place makes things move right along.  They have automatic fleece pulled that was never off.  Awesome!  This plant supplies Coles a national grocery chain with all of their meat needs.  Around 90% of the nations meat is ordered and delivered to them.    We then traveled out to Webb Black simmentals to take tour.  By far one of the best stops yet.  Learning how they are trying to implement the semmi cattle into the Australian industry. The Web stud is struggling getting there beef out there because of the all the perceptions that people have just like we do I the states.  Beef is good!  --fun fact-- The toilet's here have two flush options.  Number 1 and number2.  Lol Signing out Wimer