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Handling of Harvested Broiler  

Kim Dong-Hun (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
Yoo Young-Mo (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
Cho Soo-Hyun (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
Park Beom-Young (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
Kim Yong-Kon (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
Lee Jong-Moon (농촌진흥청 축산연구소)
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Food Science of Animal Resources / v.24, no.4, 2004 , pp. 424-432 More about this Journal
Abstract
The handling and transport of broiler birds from farm to the processing factory is known to cause injury and dead. The preslaughter period can be compromised through thermal stress, emotional stress, starvation, dehydration, metabolic exhaustion, trauma to the skin and bone fraction resulting in bruising and dead. This paper focuses on the control points of individual post Harvest stages by reference to recent literature. In catching, the injuries and deads are caused from fracture of bone, skin damage and hipbone dislocation. It can be improved by training the catchers. The primary factor of dead during transportation is from thermal stress. It is related to stocking density, type of crate and vehicle, ventilation and transportation time. Of the factors, the ventilation is very important. The holding place should be built with consideration of protection from the hostile external environment. There were not much progresses in this area, however, many researches are conducting to focus on animal welfare in European Union. Recently, it is rapidly changed in marketing custom from whole carcass to portion cut in Korea. This means the increase of economic loss due to the mishandling at post harvest. The systematic approach is demanded for this area.
Keywords
broiler; catching; transportation; holding;
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