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5 Pillar Meats opens new USDA-inspected meat processing facility in Virginia

Company creates 12 new jobs and invests more than $1.7 million to build a new, multi-species abattoir and red-meat processing facility.

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January 2, 2024

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In response to growing demand for local meats, 5 Pillar Meats is establishing a new USDA-inspected meat processing facility.

The necessity of the slaughterhouse

For the meat industry to operate smoothly, there must be enough slaughter facilities to meet the demand.

Sam Gazdziak

June 8, 2018

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Consumers are projected to eat a record amount of meat, so there must be a steady supply of available protein. However, industry consolidation has reduced the amount of packers to a handful of dominant players, and federal regulations are so strict that some companies are closing down or exiting the slaughter side of the business.

Stunning lines in processing plants should be monitored by employees to make sure the animals are being properly stunned

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Effective humane stunning

Sam Gazdziak

January 28, 2016

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Of the many processes necessary to take a live animal and convert it to meat suitable for the dinner table, the kill step has long been the most controversial.

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High-tech answers to slaughtering challenges

Slaughterhouses leverage newer technologies to become more productive and effective and to enhance animal welfare.

Richard Mitchell

January 7, 2015

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Slaughterhouse operations are evolving. Propelled by advancements in technology and methodologies, plants are producing higher quality proteins with a greater emphasis on food safety and the humane treatment of animals.

Protein Problem Solver

Protein Problem Solver: Detection, grading systems help produce superior boneless poultry

June 14, 2014

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Boscher Volailles is a French poultry slaughtering and deboning plant built in 2008, that is part of the Glon group.

U of I educates with a team effort

December 5, 2013

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The Meat Sciences program in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois is a program broad in scope, but collaborative in nature.

Protein Problem Solver: Cut the cost of lubrication purchases in half

November 10, 2013

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Danish Crown, Europe’s largest meat-processing company, has meat-production facilities and sales spanning the globe.

Fight for Food Safety

Develop a written policy for ‘companion sampling’ to FSIS testing

Shawn K. Stevens

August 8, 2013

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FSIS has begun focusing more aggressively on possible connections between slaughter establishments and positive ground-beef samples.

Improvements in slaughtering

Elizabeth Fuhrman

January 24, 2013

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Processors face a variety of trials with slaughter equipment. It is a real challenge to design equipment that is durable, easy to maintain and capable of work cycling in environments that have large changes in temperature and humidity. In addition, processors still need to protect workers and be concerned about food safety.