Securing carcass quality with minerals

Over the last 5 years broiler carcass ?prices remained below 1.8 euro/kg and cut prices were stagnating ranging from 1 to 2.5 Euro/kg of carcass. Good carcass quality has become a minimum ?requirement for trading and a constant focus on preventing downgrading is imperative. Trace element ?supplementation in feed can help. Some grading systems exist for broiler chicken carcasses. In the European Union, grading includes mainly two categories. They include a level of nonconforming carcasses that ca