![Feed withdrawal, catching, loading, transportation and lairage make the last day for broilers and turkeys their most stressful.](https://img.wattagnet.com/files/base/wattglobalmedia/all/image/2023/10/Broilers_in_live_haul_trailer_France.652731a79c528.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Feed withdrawal, catching, loading, transportation and lairage make the last day for broilers and turkeys their most stressful.
Terrence O'Keefe
I was intrigued by the topic of a symposium held at the 2023 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting in July, Alternative slaughter procedures: On-farm slaughter and transport system for broilers. I have reported on the presentations in an article in the September issue of WATT PoultryUSA. (Is on-farm slaughter for broilers a crazy idea?)