Comments about the quality of poultry products exported by the USA are taken seriously and have prompted the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council to evaluate the issues and initiate improvements.

Feed withdrawal is a major issue in pre-slaughter management. It is more than just taking away feed. An insufficient withdrawal program may affect yield and result in quality and contamination problems.

More than globalisation, it's the world's shrinking economic and agricultural boundaries that are forcing Thai agriculture to change its ways. The Ministry of Agriculture Department of Livestock Development's "Standard Chicken Farm Training Program"...

Organically produced chickens show a big difference in the composition of the carcass and the chemical content of breast and thigh meat. But this method of production shows no major improvement in the sensory characteristics of meat when compared to...

The European poultry industry is facing a future with little or no expansion in production and a marginal increase in consumption. Long-term forecasts predict declining production and rapidly increasing imports. What strategies did processing compan...

Poultry processing is an ongoing concern. Techniques to avoid contamination, streamline handling and increase meat quality are continually being fine-tuned. Here are the results of a number of studies.

Food safety is a major issue in the poultry industry worldwide. The highest food safety standards are most frequently set by countries that are becoming increasingly dependent on imports. This makes food safety a global issue which cannot be solved ...

Not all meat characteristics are determined through genetics or management practices. Even at such a late stage as processing, poultry meat quality can still be affected. Here we present some of the recent research whose findings may find their way ...

The strong negative reactions of consumers to food scares have made governments around the world aware of their responsibility towards the production methods and safety of food animal products. Poultry meat and eggs are often blamed for being the ca...