Scalding and plucking for optimum carcass quality and yield

Scalding and plucking are very sensitive processes in a processing operation. As such, specific knowledge from plant and maintenance personnel is essential. Permanent care to secure the quality and yield of the carcasses and avoid the likelihood of defects that these processes may cause is required. This will avoid important economical losses. By Fabio Nunes, poultry processing consultant, Curitiba, Brazil The practice of scalding and plucking (picking) chicken carcasses to ease the removal of