AA1 – Selecting Good Quality Poultry And Game 1 Live Poultry A Has Clear Eyes B A | Course Hero

Selecting Good Quality Poultry and game

1. Live Poultry

a. has clear eyes

b. a young chicken has fine and soft feet. If it is old, the feet are thick and

scaly.

c. the bone at the tip of the breast is soft in younger chicken and thick in

older chicken.

d. small feathers indicate that the chicken is young.

2.

Whole Poultry.

These are slaughtered birds that have been bled and

defeathered.

a. Their head, feet and viscera are still intact.

b. They should be clean, well fleshed.

c. They have a moderate fat coverings.

d. They are free from pinfeathers and show no cuts, scars or missing skin.

3.

Dressed Poultry

. These are slaughtered birds that have been bled,

defeathered, and the visceral organs are removed.

a. skin must be smooth and yellow in color

b. breast must be plump

c. thighs are well-developed