Pontos críticos no manejo pré-abate de frango de corte: jejum, captura, carregamento, transporte e tempo de espera no abatedouro

today the brazilian poultry industry sets brazil as the third largest producer of chicken meat. the poultry production sector is extremely organized in all its segments, from birth to slaughter poultry. one of the most laborious is the pre-slaughter, which ranges from the feed withdrawal to the lairage time at the plant. due to this fact this research highlights the most critical points in the pre-slaughter period, as: feed withdrawal, capture, catching, transport and lairage time in the plant.