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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food technology
  4. food processing
  5. defeathering
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food technology
  4. food processing
  5. defeathering
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. food technology
  4. food processing
  5. defeathering

Preferred term

defeathering

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Scope note

  • Use for the removal of feathers from poultry carcasses during food processing; For the removal of feathers as a animal behavior USE feather pecking.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/223727

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