Small flocks - links of interest
GENERAL INFORMATION
Breed associations and clubs
Poultry-related magazines, social networks, and YouTube channels
- UK College of Agriculture's YouTube channel
- eXtension's small flock YouTube channel
- Backyard poultry magazine
- WattAgNet.com newsletter
- World Poultry magazine
- Chickens magazine by Hobbyfarms.com
- Watt Poultry YouTube channel
- The Chicken Whisperer radio show
HEALTH-RELATED
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP - USDA)
Kentucky Representative:
Dr. Steve Velasco, State Veterinarian, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 782-5920
Email: steve.velasco@ky.gov
Additional contact person: Dr Kerry Barling, Deputy State Veterinarian - kerry.barling@ky.gov
Additional contact person: Megan Zinner, Poultry Programs - megan.zinner@ky.gov
University of Kentucky's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
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| 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: |
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Diagnostic Services Coordinator: After-hours emergency: |
Approved animal drug products (Green Book) (FDA)
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:
- Requirements for State Inspection Programs
- Reviews of State Programs
- States With and Without Inspection Programs
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 - reduced processing capacity
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
Sugarloaf Mountain Meats
State-inspected poultry processor
2345 Sugarloaf Mtn Rd.
Morehead, KY 40351
Contact: Tim Leuenberger - 606 776-5766
Email: Tim@sugarloafmtnmeats.com
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