Slaughterhouse compulsion
As a slaughterhouse forced through is regulation or municipal statute obligation imposed animals permitted in designated installations ( slaughterhouses - as opposed to the slaughter house to be allowed to slaughter, called). He should ensure the necessary hygiene and z. B. ensure the necessary trichinae examination when slaughtering pigs .
The slaughterhouse obligation was enforced in Prussia in 1881 and led to the construction of important cattle farms and slaughterhouses in the cities.
In the second half of the 20th century, the urban stockyards and slaughterhouses lost their importance as private slaughterhouses (also known as EU slaughterhouses) were increasingly established in areas with livestock farming .