Impact of Feathers and Feather Follicles on Broiler Carcass Bacteria
By J. A. Cason, A. Hinton, Jr., and R. J. Buhr, Poultry Processing and Meat Quality Research Unit, USDA/ARS - Genetically featherless and feathered broiler siblings were used to test the contribution of feathers and feather follicles to the numbers of...

Microbiological Quality of Broiler Carcasses During Processing in Two Slaughterhouses in Turkey
E. ??. G??ksoy, S. Kirkan and F. K??k, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - The effect of processing procedures on the microbial quality and safety of broiler carcasses was investigated in 2 processing plants.

GCC Standard for Islamic Halal Slaughter Regulations for Meat and Poultry 2004
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - This report is an unofficial translation of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council???s (GCC) Standard No. 993/1998. This standard governs conditions of ???Halal??? slaughter of animals that is to be conducted according...

Sanitizing Poultry Processing Facilities Using Elecrostatic Spraying
By Scott M. Russell, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - In a January 26, 2004, press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced several new public health measures to...

Developments in consumption, washing and marking of eggs
By the European Commission - Report from the Commission to the Council with regard to developments in consumption, washing and marking of eggs. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs....