tailieunhanh - ON-FARM POULTRY SLAUGHTER GUIDELINES

Consideration should be given to the question of animal welfare before installing new equipment or adopting new husbandry systems. In general, the greater the restriction imposed on an animal and the greater the complexity of the system or the degree of control that is exercised over temperature, air flow, or food supply, the less the animal is able to use its instinctive behaviour to modify the effect of unfavourable conditions and the greater the chance of suffering if mechanical or electrical failure occurs. Thus, systems with a high degree of control over the environment should be installed only where conscientious personnel, skilled in both animal husbandry. | NEW YORK STATE On-Farm Poultry Slaughter Guidelines Food Safety and Best Management Practices for Farmers Processing Less Than 1000 Birds Year Co-authored by Lynn Bliven Allegany Cattaraugus Cooperative Extension tatiana Stanton Cornell Department of Animal Science Erica Frenay Cornell Small Farms Program Published July 2012 Acknowledgements This Guide represents the hard work of a group of people dedicated to ensuring that small-scale farmers in NYS are able to continue producing and selling high-quality safe food to their eager customers. Special thanks to Lynn Bliven Ag Natural Resources Team Coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties for her leadership on this project. Thanks also to Clarence Davis NYS Department of Ag Markets for his assistance on interpreting and clarifying the regulations and policies and to tatiana Stanton Senior Extension Associate at Cornell University for her persistence in gaining that clarity. We are also grateful to Farm Family Insurance Company for funding the first round of hard copies of this guide making it possible to distribute it at poultry processing trainings around the state. This guide presents the best information available as of July 2 2012. While we don t expect the best practices for food safety to change over time the specifics about how and where a farmer may sell their poultry in NYS may change. Please consult the NYS Department of Ag and Markets if you have questions about what you are or are not allowed to do. The most up-to-date version of this Guide will always be available online at http publications and at http resources General questions about this Guide may be directed to the Cornell University Small Farms Program Erica Frenay ejf5@ .