Poultry
We have a variety of resources, both in-person and online, available for backyard and commercial poultry producers. The topics range from chicken egg and meat production to breed selection and biosecurity to curing and smoking farm-raised chickens, turkeys and quail.
Related Departments: Poultry Science, Animal Science

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This manual aids in teaching beginners and experienced individuals how to properly evaluate live birds, ready-to-cook poultry, shell eggs, and processed poultry. It also includes information related to poultry production, management, and science and cooperating with others in solving poultry industry problems.
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This DVD focuses on Class 2 of the National FFA Poultry Evaluation COE.
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This manual includes full-color photos. Includes guidelines for uniform application of the U.S. Department of Agriculture classes, standards, and grades of poultry.
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This discusses information to serve as an aid in teaching both beginning and experienced egg graders the correct interpretation and application of US standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs.
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This publication includes step-by-step directions through the process of curing and smoking poultry.