Topics:
Animal Refresher, Poultry Science
Singeing of Poultry Carcass
Passing of carcass over the blue flame for the purpose of burning of hair-like appendages is known as:
- Scalding
- Singeing — Correct Answer
- Picking
- None of these
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Singeing
Singeing is the process of passing the defeathered poultry carcass over a blue gas flame for 5–10 seconds to burn off the fine, hair-like feather appendages called filoplumes that remain after mechanical plucking.
Singeing Details
- Duration: 5–10 seconds over blue flame
- Purpose: Removes filoplumes (hair-like pin feathers)
- Stage in processing: After defeathering/picking, before evisceration
Singeing vs Scalding
- Scalding: Hot water immersion → loosens feathers for plucking
- Singeing: Blue flame → burns off residual hair-like filoplumes
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