Abstract:
The invention pertains to a system and method for measuring a shoulder joint position of a carcass part of slaughtered poultry. The system comprises: -a position measurement device (20), having a mechanical contact member (25) which is adapted to engage at least one shoulder joint (2, 3) during a measurement of the shoulder joint position, and -a product carrier (10) which is adapted to support the carcass part during movement of the product carrier along the conveying path past the position measurement device. The position of the product carrier during the measurement of the shoulder joint position is such that the carcass part is arranged relative to the position measurement device with the left shoulder joint and right shoulder joint one behind the other as seen in the transport direction (11) so as to allow the mechanical contact member to engage a shoulder joint bone structure of a shoulder joint.