Reducing Downgrades During Slaughter and Defeathering
Maintaining product quality during the slaughter and defeathering stages is vital for profitability and brand integrity. Damage to carcasses can lead to expensive downgrades and yield losses.
Efficient Stunning for Immediate Unconsciousness
Proper handling of live birds is key to ensuring high carcass quality while prioritizing animal welfare. Utilizing effective stunning methods, such as electrical water-bath stunning or Controlled Atmosphere Stunning (CAS), is crucial to render birds unconscious and pain-free prior to slaughter. The BAADER Water Stunner 032 excels in delivering high stunning efficiency, allowing birds to be quickly stunned as they enter the electrified water bath. Optimizing the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance achieves immediate unconsciousness.
Effective electrical water-bath stunning
Unconscious birds are easier to shackle and experience no stress or discomfort
The BAADER Killing Machine 2320 offers a variety of adjustment options
Controlled Atmosphere Stunning (CAS) for Improved Welfare
CAS is becoming increasingly popular for enhancing both animal welfare and meat quality. In this method, birds are stunned in their transport equipment using gas mixtures that induce an anaesthetic state, ensuring they remain unconscious throughout shackling and slaughter. The commercial appeal of CAS lies in its ability to minimize pre-slaughter stress, thereby reducing the risk of quality loss. Stress-related issues like wing flapping can cause injuries that lead to downgrades, whereas CAS significantly reduces these risks, including damage that may occur with electrical stunning.
BAADER offers two CAS systems: above ground and below ground. Both are designed to stun birds effectively while minimizing discomfort. In the CAS Pit System, birds are gently lowered into a pit where CO2 levels gradually increase. The Above Ground CAS features a dual-lane tunnel divided into chambers that slowly expose birds to elevated CO2 levels, with oxygen and clean air introduced to keep them calm until they are unconscious.
Adjustable Equipment to Ensure Quality
To maintain top quality, slaughter and defeathering equipment must be easily adjustable. This adaptability allows for precise control over processing times and product positioning, enhancing processing accuracy and profit margins.
The BAADER Killing Machine 2320 is designed with multiple adjustment options to optimize neck positioning and cutting, minimizing the risk of costly errors. Its design maximizes bleed-out and ensures rapid brain death, accommodating various flock sizes and line speeds.
Effective Scalding and Picking Techniques
Adjustable temperature control allows for precise regulation of the scalding water, considering factors such as stunning method, feather characteristics, local market requirements, and processing conditions. The flexibility and easy access to scalding setup enable processors to adapt to different products, ensuring an optimal scalding environment at all times. BAADER Turbo Scalder 1070 and Air Jet Scalder 1050 are both equipped with touch panels to maintain control of the scalding process, including water level and temperature control. Additionally, a timer function allows for programming daily production.
Turbo Scalding is a highly efficient scalding technique that protects product quality
The Tunnel Picker 284 is equipped with multiple adjustment features to best target the picking process
Wavy ridges on the rubber fingers optimize the picking process
Adjustability also plays a crucial role in effective picking. The BAADER Tunnel Picker 284 offers multiple adjustment features to ensure optimal picking performance while preserving product quality. Each picking row can be individually angled, and picking banks can be adjusted in terms of height and separation, allowing the picking fingers to follow the bird’s shape. Configuring various picking machines on the line enables different targeting approaches as picking progresses. This high degree of targeted picking also allows for dry picking.
Importance of Picking Fingers
The condition of picking fingers significantly affects feather removal efficiency. Regular inspections and timely replacements of rubber fingers are crucial to maintain performance. A mix of new and used fingers can enhance results, as worn fingers can reduce efficiency and foster bacterial growth. Prompt replacement of damaged fingers is essential for maintaining hygiene standards.
Poultry processing facilities can ensure an efficient and hygienic picking process by prioritizing the use of quality rubber fingers. Specially designed rubber fingers with wavy ridges, such as the Rubber Finger WAVE, facilitate multi-directional feather contact during picking, resulting in effective feather removal. Furthermore, the rubber’s special formula ensures long-lasting durability, providing optimal performance over an extended period.
Collaborate with BAADER
Given the complexities of slaughter and defeathering, investing in solutions that prioritize animal welfare, product quality, and efficiency is essential. Reach out to your local BAADER team for more information on how our slaughter and defeathering solutions can protect quality at every stage or visit www.baader.com.
We also invite you to visit the BAADER booth no. CC7 Hall 6 at Poultry India!
