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USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) ARS (Agricultural Research Service)
Documents current developments in beak-trimming.
Poultry and Poultry Production
ARS (Agricultural Research Service) Research Laboratories
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Illustrates research on poultry and game from Agricultural Research Service laboratories across the United States.
USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library
Contains 115 black-and-white and color photographs, with related captions and texts.
American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA).
Nonprofit educational and networking organization dedicated to encouraging the production, processing, and marketing of poultry raised on pasture.
University of Minnesota. Cooperative Extension Service.
Instructions for butchering and packing including selection of birds for slaughter, processing facilities and equipment and killing and dressing.
Proper Handling of Eggs: From Hen to Consumption ( pdf | 186 kb )
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.
Coop and nest management, collection techniques, cleaning, handling, grading, storage, sale and cooking.
Growing Your Range Poultry Business: An Entrepreneur's Toolbox ( PDF | 473 KB )
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service; Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
Information on developing and profiting from range poultry production through direct-marketing, building a processing plant and/or working cooperatively with other producers. A Heifer International Project.