Key principles of poultry post mortem inspection are to take into account ante mortem inspection results, the carcases and accompanying offal are to be subjected without delay after slaughter to post mortem inspection, all external surfaces are to be viewed, and minimal handling of the carcase and offal should take place. Precautions must be taken to ensure that contamination of the meat by actions such as palpation, cutting or incision is kept to a minimum, and inspection staff should pay particular attention to the detection of zoonotic and notifiable diseases.Pri pregledu mesa i organa peradi nakon klanja u obzir se mora uzeti nalaz pregleda životinja prije klanja. Pregled trupova i organa na liniji klanja obavlja se bez odgode neposredno nakon klanja pri čemu treba postupke palpacije i zasijecanja mesa svesti na najmanju mjeru radi smanjenja stupnja kontaminacije. U radu je opisan postupak klaoničke obrade i utjecaj tehnoloških propusta na higijensku ispravnost mesa peradi. Navedeni su principi prosuđivanja ispravnosti mesa kod nalaza organskih i zaraznih bolesti peradi