Poultry Killing and Processing

Abstract

The meat of poultry forms a large proportion of man's diet and ranks next to the flesh of mammalia. Considerable quantities of birds are exported to Britain by France, Ireland, Poland, Italy, etc. The poultry industry of this Colony is developing and the time may not be far ahead when the number of birds will far exceed local demands and leave a substantial quota for export. To compete, however, with the old established continental exporters everything will have to be done to satisfy the standard demands of the British market. Besides choosing the proper breeds, methods of feeding, slaughtering, processing, sorting and plucking have to receive very careful attention if a standard product is desired.