SELECTING

GOOD QUALITY
POULTRY AND
GAME
BY: GROUP 4
 WHAT IS POULTRY?
 Refers to several kinds of fowl that are used as
food and the term includes chicken, turkey, duck,
pigeons and quails.

 These are usually domesticated raised mainly for

meat and/or eggs. Birds such as snipes that are
hunted for food are games.
Different type of poultry based on
checking good quality:

 LIVE POULTRY
 WHOLE POULTRY
 DRESSED POULTRY
 LIVE POULTRY

 Had clear eyes

 A young chicken has fine and soft feet. If it is old, the
feet is thick and scaly.
 The bone at the tip of the breast is soft in younger
chicken and thick in older chicken.
 Small feathers indicate that the chicken is young.
LIVE POULTRY
WHOLE POULTRY
These are slaughtered birds that have been bled
and defeathered.
 The head, feet and viscera are still intact.
 It should be clean, well fleshed.
 Has a moderate fat covering
 Free from pinfeathers and show no cuts, scars or missing
skin.
WHOLE POULTRY
DRESSED POULTRY
These are slaughtered birds that have been
bled, defeathered and the visceral organs are
removed.
 Skin must be smooth and yellow in color.
 Breast must be plump
 Thighs are well-developed
 No objectionable odor
 Heavy and the skin is not watery
DRESSED POULTRY
 READY TO COOK
 The dressed birds may be cut
up and marinated or seasoned.
 Poultry Parts Several pieces of a single poultry part
are usually packed in one carton, wrapped and chilled
or frozen. The various poultry parts are divided into
any of the following:

• Dark Meat – drumsticks, thighs, wings, neck,

backs, and rib cage
• White Meat – breasts
• Giblets – gizzard