Poultry Products & Marketing
Poultry Products & Marketing
Products
When you mention the term poultry products, one typically thinks for chicken meat and eggs, but there are a number of different food-related poultry products to consider.
Poultry meat and eggs are excellent sources of protein and other nutrients, but the production of food products from any animal always carries the risk of food-borne pathogens. While all poultry producers make every effort to produce as 'clean' a product as possible it is important that consumers follow proper food handling guidelines.
While chickens are the most recognized source of poultry meat and eggs, other poultry species can also provide these products. Ducks can be raised for either meat or eggs just as there are chicken broilers and egg layers. Turkeys and geese are typically raised only for meat production. Game birds (pheasants, chukars, guinea fowl, etc.) can be raised for slaughter or for release into hunting preserves.
- ASC-170: Consumer and Producer Guide to Organic and Natural Meats
- IP-58A: Consumer Trends and Opportunities
- IP-39: Making Eggnog at Home
Poultry meat and eggs are excellent sources of protein and other nutrients, but the production of food products from any animal always carries the risk of food-borne pathogens. While all poultry producers make every effort to produce as 'clean' a product as possible it is important that consumers follow proper food handling guidelines.
- Food safety: How to clean up your act at home (SafeHome.org)
- Food safety videos (USDA)
Resources
Marketing
Poultry are very easy to raise and small and backyard flock owners may soon find themselves with an excess product to sell. There are a number of different marketing channels available to you, depending on the product and the volume you are trying to sell. Whatever marketing system you use, food safety measures must be in place to make sure you are selling a wholesome product.
While there may be exemptions for small flock producers with regard to inspection and licensing regulations, all producers (large and small) must follow the regulations with regard to production food safety standards.
Labeling your Product
- Food labeling guide (FDA)
- Food product dating (FSIS)
- The poultry label says 'fresh' (FSIS)
- Chicken and Turkey Nutrition Factsheet (FSIS)
- Meat and poultry labeling terms (FSIS)
- Kentucky farmers' market (Kentucky Department of Agriculture)
- ASC-193: Poultry Producer Liability
Eggs
- Small producer's guidelines for handling and selling eggs safely (Kentucky Department of Agriculture)
- ASC-229: Marketing Regulations Affecting Small-Scale Egg Producers in Kentucky
Poultry Meat
- ASC-210: Processing Chickens
