Insight into poultry carcass lesions

The objective of poultry abattoirs is to produce saleable chicken carcasses, meat and products that carry no health hazards for poultry, animals and humans. In practice, however, lesions regularly occur on broiler carcasses. Dr Wim Tondeur has developed a visual guide to identify lesions. He shares his insights into the most common issues that arise on the slaughter line and how to deal with them correctly. A total of 47 abattoirs in 12 European and African countries were evaluated over the cou