Meat and Poultry Processing
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Farm to Plate

Data pinpoints need for a continued focus on stunning efficacy and management

A stunning issue: Assessing humane-handling enforcement actions and developing teachable moments for processors on stunning and handling of animals.
Faith Baier Lucas Heimmermann Sara Odegard Kaleiah Schiller
Kurtvogel
Kurt D. Vogel PhD
June 13, 2018
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In 2016 and 2017, 107 and 104 humane handling enforcement actions were posted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Web site, respectively.
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The necessity of the slaughterhouse

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

Can probiotics help combat heat stress in broiler chickens?

Probiotic supplementation as a novel nutraceutical strategy to improve meat quality of broiler chickens exposed to chronic heat stress
Yufan Chao Hyun-Wook Kim Traci Cramer Heng-Wei Cheng Yuan H. Brad Kim PhD
May 18, 2018
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Dietary probiotic supplements have been introduced by several research groups as a possible nutraceutical alternative to antibiotics, as probiotics are known to improve gut health and nutrient absorption in broiler chickens.
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