Animal Welfare Approved and Wild Turkey Farms invite area farmers to participate in a training and education session for anyone interested in on-farm poultry processing Poultry Processing Workshop Friday May 8, 2009Wild Turkey Farms in Salisbury, NC9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Funded by a grant from Animal Welfare Approved and built by Wild Turkey Farms, this mobile processing unit (MPU) will give area farmers the ability to process poultry on-farm, avoiding transport stress and providing an economical alternative to custom slaughter. The unit will be available to Animal Welfare Approved farmers as well as other area farmers, subject to availability.
Techniques on humane slaughter and safe handling will be addressed as well as composting processing waste. We will also talk about the legal and food safety aspects of processing under the 1,000-bird exemption. Workshop leaders include Andrew Gunther, Animal Welfare Approved Program Director, Lee Menius of Wild Turkey Farms, Brian Rosa of the NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and a representative from the NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Division.
To register for the free workshop, please email Emily Lancaster at Emily@animalwelfareapproved.org. Deadline for registration is April 30, 2009. Directions and workshop details will follow registration confirmation.
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