on June 22, 2018
How preventing wing flapping improves chicken processing
Wing flapping can harm broilers and result in poorer-quality processed chickens.
There are several phases during harvesting and processing where broilers are likely to flap their wings and potentially affect the quality of the final processed carcass. Paying particular attention during these operations, however, can help to maximize the volumes of Grade A processed chicken.
Harvesting
Broilers will react to the…