§ 30. Stunning and Bleeding
If the sheep is an old one, it may be stunned before bleeding. If a young one, the same purpose is served by dislocating the neck. This is accomplished by putting one hand on top of the head or poll and the other hand under the chin and giving a sharp twist upward. Then lay the sheep on its side on the platform, with its head hanging over one end. Grasp the chin in the left hand and stick a knife through the neck just back of the lower jaw. The cutting edge of the knife should be turned to the spinal column and the cut be made through the flesh to the bone. In this way it is possible to sever the blood vessels without cutting the windpipe.