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Broiler Meat Quality & Processing

Description: A practical guide to broiler production, meat quality, and poultry processing from live birds to the final consumer product. It covers broiler management, humane harvesting, veterinary inspection, food safety, slaughter procedures, carcass cooling, and quality control. The book helps poultry farmers, veterinarians, and processing professionals improve product safety, consistency, and quality throughout the production chain.

Key Features

• Covers the complete broiler meat production chain
• Explains broiler management and production quality
• Highlights the importance of healthy day-old chicks
• Discusses bird harvesting and handling practices
• Explains veterinary inspection and food safety
• Covers stunning, bleeding, and scalding procedures
• Describes defeathering and evisceration
• Explains carcass cooling and temperature control
• Covers meat portioning and further processing
• Identifies common meat quality problems
• Discusses contamination prevention and metal detection
• Emphasizes quality control at every processing stage
• Supports safe, healthy, and consistent poultry products
• Useful for poultry farmers and processing professionals