DESCRIZIONE
The apparatus comprises a supporting plate (10) with an opening (10a) through which the beak of a fowl (1) is inserted so that a portion of the beak (1a) protrudes therefrom; measurement means to carry out the measurement of the protruding portion of the beak (1a) and to generate an electrical signal representative of the result of said measurement; driving means operatively connected to effect a relative movement between a trimming instrument and the protruding portion of the beak (1a) to trim at least a beak segment of said protruding portion of the beak (1a); and electronic control means for automatically controlling the actuation of said driving means based on said electrical signal so as to trim said beak segment in accordance with the measured size of the protruding portion of the beak (1a). [Image Omitted]