Good welfare means reduced broiler harvesting yield loss

Learn how continuous improvement of bird welfare can lead to improved pack out yield and grade at the processing plant.

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Properly catching and loading broilers and turkeys into cages can have a positive impact on both bird welfare and pack out yield.
Properly catching and loading broilers and turkeys into cages can have a positive impact on both bird welfare and pack out yield.
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“It is important that we treat (the birds’) last day as well as we do the rest of their time in our care,” said Karen Christensen, Ph.D., senior director of animal welfare, Tyson Foods, at the Poultry Science Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

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