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Poultry
Small Scale Poultry Abattoirs
What is a Small-Scale Poultry Abattoir? producer problems. e equipment is affordable consumed” stage, around 5 weeks, or shortly
is would be a facility that at the lower end of and time saving, lending itself to ease of business thereaer (see Fig.1). One of the big challenges
the scale can process from 0-50 birds/day as management and greater nancial control.
facing the viability of a small-scale poultry
farmer's operation remains the timeous selling of
Rural abattoir, and at the upper end of the scale
can process up to 2000 birds/day as a Low Under what conditions would a small-scale birds in this period, as feeding aer this point
rough-Put abattoir. poultry abattoir be recommended? erodes nett pro t, complicates the management of
Generally speaking, a large percentage of birds efficient bird rotation and negatively impacts cash
We at Rotamaster manufacture robust, low tech, in the informal sector are sold as live birds over
ow.
manual poultr y abattoir equipment for weekends. e largest birds are sold rst and slaughtering between 1 to 2000 birds per day. e those not sold are offered for sale the following With a Small-Scale Poultry Abattoir, the birds can
be slaughtered, portioned, frozen, and effectively
machinery requires electricity but functions off weekend, and so on, until all birds are sold. single phase electricity with low power demand. Industry research suggests the greatest returns removed from the “management of live birds”
e equipment is low cost and is designed to pay can be achieved when birds are sold as close to part of the business. Resources are freed up for the
itself off within months. Our small-scale abattoir the point when they reach the “optimum next stock and birds are still available for sale.
offers a viable solution to small scale poultry economic weight gained in relation to food How does a Small-Scale Abattoir operate?
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