TAILIEUCHUNG - The Risky and Unregulated Practice of Feeding Poultry Litter to Cattle

A wide range of poultry products are traded and are aggregated in the model into two distinct categories: high-value and low-value products. The high-value poultry product includes white meat (breasts and wings) of chicken and turkey along with de- boned meat and specialty items. Low-value poultry is comprised of mainly dark meat (drumsticks and thighs) of chicken and turkey. 3 White and dark meats are produced in essentially equal and fixed amounts per bird and are thus treated as jointly produced goods in the model. The distinction among trade flows in high-value and low-value products is a reflection. | About Finny Feed The use of poultry litter as cattle feed is dangerous because it creates a risk for Mad Cow Disease bacterial and viral illness antibiotic resistance and exposure to toxic substances. This practice threatens both animal and human health. It commonly occurs in regions of the country where cattle and poultry operations co-exist. This report provides the first comprehensive review of this essentially unregulated agricultural practice. With so much at stake the federal government no longer can afford to turn a blind eye to the dangers posed by filthy cattle feed. Food Animal Concerns Trust FACT is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the welfare of food producing animals. We seek to broaden opportunities for humane farmers and address public health problems that come from the production of meat milk and eggs. FACT was at the table in 1996 with scientists and regulatory officials when Mad Cow Disease in cattle was first linked to neurological disease in people. Since then FACT has given testimony participated in stakeholder meetings submitted comments and otherwise encouraged the . Food and Drug Administration FDA to enact the strictest controls possible to prevent the spread of the disease. Food Animal Concerns Trust PO Box 14599 Chicago IL 60614 773 525-4952 Filthy Feed The Risky and Unregulated Practice of Feeding Poultry Litter to Cattle Steven Roach Lisa Isenhart Larissa McKenna Margaret Cunningham Published 2009 Food Animal Concerns Trust All rights reserved About the Authors Steven Roach is the Program Director of the Public Health Program. Lisa Isenhart serves as a Program Associate for FACT S Hmnane Fanning Program and coordinates the Keep Antibiotics Working KAW coalition. Larissa McKenna is FACT S Associate Director and works on issues related to humane fanning. Margaret Cunningham is cunently an epidemiologist with the Oregon Public Health Division. This report is

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