The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is pleased to announce that, Dr. Tim Knight, Kraft Foods Group, Inc./Oscar Mayer; Janet Riley, American Meat Institute; Dr. Dustin Boler, University of Illinois and Steve Larsen, National Pork Board will be the featured speakers in theAMSA 67th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Hot Topic Symposium. This sessions is sponsored by Kraft Foods Group, Inc./Oscar Mayer and National Pork Board on Wednesday, June 18. Presentations from these speakers will focus on the below topics.
Captive Bolt Technology for on Farm Euthanasia of Turkey:Advances in captive bolt technology have enabled new on-farm applications of this technology. Dr. Tim Knight’s presentation will give an overview applications specific to euthanasia of turkeys. It will include a general overview of methodology and how the National Turkey Federation guidelines have been modified to reflect these advances.