Open AccessDevelopment of Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) Defeathering Machine
Author(s) -
Rakim Casnor,
Romeo Gavino
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clsu international journal of science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2507-9638
DOI - 10.22137/ijst.2021.v6n1.05
Subject(s) - broiler , gallus gallus domesticus , biology , zoology
This study aims to design and fabricate a small scale defeathering machine using food grade materials. The overall dimension of defeathering machine is 1250 mm x 1160 mm x 650 mm and has a weight of 95 kg. The machine was designed to a capacity of 800 heads per hour. The fabricated chicken defeathering machine has defeathering efficiency of 99.01% and defeathering efficacy of 95.85% at angular speed of 348 rpm. The prototype was tested using 28 days old broiler chicken. It is recommended for further evaluation using other types of poultry animals.