Sides of beef move towards the production line at the Cargill meat packing facility in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Beef is trimmed on the line at the Cargill processing plant in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Workers on a production line at the Cargill meat packing facility in Dodge City, Kan., trim leg quarters. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Beef that will be ground into hamburger awaits processing at the Cargill plant in Dodge City, Kan. 07262012 KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Cargill has used insights from livestock behavior specialist Temple Grandin in the design of their cattle handling facilities at their beef processing plant in Dodge City. Live cattle enter the plant (at left) through a system of pens and curving chutes. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Tubes of hamburger come off the line at the Cargill beef processing plant in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Flags representing the native countries of employees hang in a hallway at the Cargill beef processing facility in Dodge City, Kan. Among those included are the flags of Cuba (from right), Vietnam and El Salvador. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Workers stream out of the Cargill meat packing plant during shift change in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
After cattle are stunned, they are bled out on the Cargill production line in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
After cattle are stunned, blood gushes from cuts to their throats as they are bled out on the Cargill production line in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
A worker moved sides of beef towards the production line at the Cargill meat packing facility in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Sides of beef move towards the production line at the Cargill meat packing facility in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star
Steam is used to clean freshly skinned cattle on the Cargill production line in Dodge City, Kan. KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star