A Picture Guide of Chicken Feed Withdrawal
Published: January 1, 2002
Summary
Before broiler chickens are shipped to the processing plant, feed is withdrawn on-farm to assist in emptying the birds' digestive tracts and reduce the chances that the carcasses will be contaminated during processing. A carcass can be contaminated while hanging on the processing line if food leaks out of the crop through the mouth; feces are excreted from the vent; or material in the digestive tr...
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16 de febrero de 2005
I appreciate your acticle, and I now have a better understanding on feed withdrawal. Please I don't know if the organization can send me detailed information from a magazine containing any issue that has to do with poultry. Chris Ogbeta - P.O. Box 1809 Benin City - Edo State - Nigeria.
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19 de junio de 2008
Thanks for the article. This is one of the best articles I have gone through regarding feed withdraw. Thanks again.
With Best Regards.
Dr. Sachin
Asst. Professor
Animal Nutrition
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17 de febrero de 2019
Excellent article. But on the slaughterhouse, many times I find bilis in the gizzard, after 8 hours of withdrawal, but I find too dry faecal in the gross intestine. The quality of feed pellet will can to interfere in the time of to drain out of the intestines?
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