Saving water in 
the processing plant

Millions of litres of water are used in a processing plant annually. But water is a costly and scarce production factor. Savings can be made easily however, to reduce the amount of litres per bird. ?This will save water and reduce the cost per kilo of processed chicken. By Eduardo Cervantes Lopez, processing consultant, Barranquilla, Colombia Processing chickens is less water consuming then the processing of mammals. Yet, despite this positive reality, the broiler industry is aware of its great