CT scan useful for inspecting poultry bone fractures

Animal welfare officers at slaughterhouses are tasked with identifying and recording bone fractures in poultry. According to research by the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, CT scans can provide a useful addition to this visual inspection. European legislation requires that slaughterhouses monitor animal welfare themselves. However, how this should be done is determined by national governments. Until recently, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) used a thr