Abstract:
An apparatus (14, 500) and method are provided to clean and sanitize livestock carcasses. The apparatus (14, 500) includes a livestock carcass travel path (18, 504), at least one liquid dispenser (38, 550) configured to dispense liquid (41, 200) to the carcass travel path (18, 504), and at least one treatment electrode (40, 554). A control circuit (32, 320) is configured to cause an alternating electric field to be generated between the electrode (40, 554) and a surface of a carcass along the travel path (18, 504), through the dispensed liquid (41, 200).