The Department of Animal Science houses the Penn State Meat Laboratory (a federally inspected slaughter and processing facility) and Poultry Processing facility at the Poultry Education and Research Center.
They are equipped for:
- livestock and poultry slaughter
- meat curing
- smoking
- fresh, fermented and cooked sausage manufacture
Classrooms and testing laboratories are available at these facilities, where undergraduate and graduate students conduct or observe meat and poultry product manufacture, evaluation, and chemical analysis.
Faculty Working in this Area
Animal food quality and safety researchers working in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State.
