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Mp00-75 The 2000-2001 Nebraska Poultry Report, Mary M. Beck, Mindy M. Brashears, Necmettin Ceylan, Shelly R. Mckee, Lisa Nolan, Sheila Scheideler, Eva Wallner-Pendleton, Kimberly K. Franzen, Uaichai Puthpongsiriporn, Mohammad A. Jalal, Jodi Ash, Elizabeth Marsh, Haitham Yakout, Curtis Novak, D.J. Jordan, Ryan Mass, Ramiro Lucena, Mohammed Alomad, Samar Elnagar, Jennifer Bridger, Marcos X. Sanchez, Wade M. Fluckey

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The Nebraska Poultry Report is produced every two years by the Animal Science Department's poultry faculty with contributions from others in the University of Nebraska who work with avian species. The purpose of the report is to make our activities known to the poultry industries in Nebraska. The majority of articles are based on on-going research but are written in a relaxed style for ease of reading.

G1416 Direct Sale Of Poultry, Paul Swanson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides poultry producers with information on how to market poultry directly to customers. It includes information on pricing, regulations, processing and relationship marketing.

The decision to market meat poultry requires a basic change in the way growers think about production. The question is no longer how many birds I can raise but how many I can sell at a reasonable profit.

Pricing

Several factors must be considered in pricing. First, determine the average amount of profit you need from each bird. Second, know your average cost to produce each bird. Finally, discover prices charged by others who are …

G1374 Escherichia Coli: Testing For Process Control Verification,, Mindy Brashears, Dianne Peters

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide was developed to help processors correctly perform carcass sampling in meat and poultry operations and interpret the results.

In July 1996, the U.S.D.A. published the Final Rule on Pathogen Reduction for meat and poultry processing facilities. Its goal is to reduce the occurrence of food-borne pathogens in meat and poultry products. The rule requires carcass sampling for "generic" E. coli in meat and poultry slaughter operations. The U.S.D.A. has developed guidelines for acceptable, marginal and unacceptable amounts of E. coli to be used by the processor to determine if their process is controlling microbial hazards. If E. coli …