Chill-Tank Exit: Capturing the Drip That Leaves the Poultry Plant on the Bird

At a poultry plant running 9,000 birds an hour, the carcass leaves the chiller at 1 to 2 °C carrying 4 to 8 percent of its weight as surface water. Most is meant to stay in the bird until the customer weighs it. Some does not, and it ends up on the drain belt, the packing table, the bag and the …