Poultry processing

Question 1

What is a vertically integrated system?

Answer 1

When one company controls more than one stage of the production cycle or supply chain

Question 2

Age which broilers are slaughtered

Answer 2

35-42 days

Question 3

Majority of layers are Free ranged, barn, caged or organic?

Answer 3

Free ranged

Question 4

Outline antemortem inspection

Answer 4

Veterinary examination at rearing premises - health certificate following checks by an OV
Health certificate travels with the birds to slaughter

Or

Production report/Food Chain Information required
Flock must be under veterinary supervision
Producer produces report (electronic) - available 24 hours before kill
Abattoir OV conducts ante-mortem inspection at abattoir representative sample

Question 5

Max amount of time chicken should be inverted

Answer 5

2mins max time can be inverted. Doesn’t matter if already dead.

Question 6

What is number one cause of food poisoning in UK

Answer 6

Campylobacter

Question 7

Temperature chicken are stored after leaving slaughter hall

Answer 7

4C

Question 8

Outline when the 2 inspections are done

Answer 8

First inspection point
Inspection following slaughter,bleeding, scaldingand defeathering
Whole bird

Second Inspection Point
Inspection after evisceration