Small flocks - links of interest

Commercial management guides

GENERAL INFORMATION

Breed association and clubs

Poultry-related magazines, social networks, and YouTube channels

HEALTH-RELATED

National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP - USDA)

Kentucky Representative:
Dr. Katie Flynn, State Veterinarian, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 782-5920
Email: katie.flynn@ky.gov

Additional contact person: Dr. Alex Hagan, Deputy State Veterinarian - alex.hagan@ky.gov
Additional contact person: Megan Zinner, Poultry Programs - megan.zinner@ky.gov

University of Kentucky's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Shipping address:
1490 Bull Lea Rd.
Lexington, KY 40511		Mailing address:
P.O. Box 14125
Lexington, KY 40512-4125
Phone: (859) 257-8283
Fax: (859) 255-1624

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Receiving Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Diagnostic Services Coordinator:
Dr. Deborah Maples
(859) 257-7112
deborah.maples@uky.edu

After hours emergency:
Dr. Craig Carter, Director
Mobile: 859-321-4890
Home: 859-271-1985
Craig.carter@uky.edu

Compendium of poultry medications (Fort Dodge)

Commercial management guides

Animal Drugs (USDA's Food and Drug Administration)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

FEDERAL

Poultry Products Inspection Act (FDA)

Understanding poultry exemptions (eXtension)

A guide to federal food labeling requirements for meat and poultry (FSIS)

The FSIS Small Plant Help Desk Staff are available to answer phone and email inquiries from 8 am to 4 pm EST at 1-877-FSIS HELP (1-877-374-7435) or InfoSource@fsis.usda.gov. Phone messages or email inquiries can be submitted outside these hours and a staff specialist will follow up with you within one business day.

Food labeling - meat and poultry terms (FSIS)

STATE - General

State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs
Twenty-seven states (which does not include Kentucky) have established meat and poultry inspection programs for products produced and sold within their jurisdictions. They must enforce requirements at least equal to those of FSIS' Federal inspection program and are reimbursed up to 50% of the cost. Related Information:

STATE - Kentucky-specific

Kentucky commercial feed law (University of Kentucky)

Regulatory Services Newsletter (University of Kentucky)

PRODUCTION-RELATED

Hatcheries

Custom processing facilities in Kentucky

Mobile Processing Unit (eXtension.org)

You-tube video - Kentucky mobile poultry processing facility

You-tube video - NESFI poultry processing unit

Central Kentucky Custom Meats 

6256 KY 1859
Liberty, KY 42539
606-787-4851

Marksbury Farm
 - No longer processing poultry

Misty Lee Farm Poultry Processing

1565 Jeff Adams Rd
Pembrooke, KY 42266
270-886-5690