Progress 10/01/99 to 09/30/05
Outputs
This project has progressed on two fronts. The first is an effort to create a set of short video clips representing all stages of poultry processing as part of a larger project on developing a web site (seeker.doit.wisc.edu/foodsci) library of industry processing clips. A large quantity of primary poultry processing clips has been accumulated. As part of the active learning component of this project, a set of flow charts have been created in PowerPoint. The flow charts have then had hyperlinks imbedded into the files along with teaching questions to create a potentially interactive site for students. Some of this material has been incorporated into the kosher and halal food regulations course at Cornell. In addition, textual and outline material provide by Dr. Dan Fletcher at the University of Georgia that he uses in his poultry course have had hyperlinks imbedded to serve as another active learning example. The other direction of the project has been with respect to
religious slaughter. At the suggestion of the Associate Editor of Applied Poultry Science, a manuscript discussing best practices for reporting on religious slaughter, both kosher and halal, is being prepared.
Impacts
The goal of the virtual field trip project is to increase the opportunity for students to actively learn and to visualize materials that are not easily seen live, either because of cost/distance from real food plants or concerns by food plants with letting students into plants. The manuscript project will hopefully lead to an improvement in the research on the animal welfare aspects of religious slaughter, a controversial area that has suffered from a lack of critical information for separating the impact of the actual religious slaughter from various plant/people issues that must be accounted for as independent variables.
Publications
- Web site: seeker.doit.wisc.edu/foodsci 2005
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
This project provides funding to attend the S-292 Regional Hatch Project dealing with Poultry Products. Our work has mainly focused on helping other members of the group incorporate and properly structure their work to take into account the kosher and halal aspects of their work, particularly with respect to considering blood splash.
Impacts
Attending this meeting has permitted the PI to influence the experiments being done that need to properly reflect kosher and halal issues. In addition, it permits the PI to maintain an expertise in poultry products that is no longer supported otherwise at Cornell.
Publications
- Publications: Regenstein, J.M., Chaudry, M.M., and Regenstein, C.E. 2004. Religious Foods: Jewish and Muslim Laws for Animal Slaughter/Welfare. Encyclopedia of Animal Science, p. 770-772.
- Regenstein, J.M., 2004. Food Animal Agriculture: A Few Issues that will Impact out Future Food Supply, In: Re-Imaging the Feed Industry, Nutritional Biotechnology in the Feed and Food Industries, Lyons, T.P. and Jacques K.A. (eds), Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK, p. 297-303.
- Schwartz, R.H. and Regenstein, J.M. 2004. Realities of Livestock Agriculture/Sharing Common Ground on Dietary Choices. Jewish Vegetarians of North America On-Line Newsletter. 2 pages.
- Regenstein, J.M. 2003. Backpage: Animal Welfare, the Quiet Revolution (Editorial). Food Technology 57(10):108.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
The emphasis has been on providing a limited extension capability in poultry within the state. Practical efforts have focused on working with a Halal poultry slaughterer to obtain Humane Farm Animal Care certification. With the assistance of two Veterinarians, we determined that the approximate time to insensibility for Halal slaughtered poultry in that plant was less than 30 seconds. We are also working with the S-292 Regional Poultry Hatch Project to assist them in studies of blood splash by providing contacts and information about religious slaughter. In addition, we continue to work with the Food Marketing Institute and the National Council of Chain Restaurants as they develop their animal welfare guidelines/auditing program.
Impacts
As the major academic source of information about religious slaughter, we continue to assist those groups for whom this is an important topic.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
This year we were able to participate in the regional Hatch project meeting in Auburn. We are participating in the project to eliminate or at least limit blood splash. We are attempting to arrange so that the impact of proper kosher kill can be studied by arranging for a Jewish religious slaughterman (shochet) to participate in the research. We are also trying to arrange so that memebers of the committee can tour a kosher slaughter plant. In addition, as part of the Food Marketing Institute and National Council of Chain Restaurants animal welfare scientific committee, we continue to work to improve the animal welfare aspects of poultry.
Impacts
This will have a major impact on the industry, its cost structures, and how it is perceived by the consumer. It will also position it to continue to grow and fend off unwarranted criticism.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/01 to 12/31/01
Outputs
The work on this un-funded project has focused on animal welfare issues related to poultry production and slaughter through the participation of the PI on the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the Food Marketing Institute's joint Animal Welfare Advisory Board. This committee is working on auditable production and slaughter standards for use as purchasing specs by the large retailers. This effort will clearly impact the production side. In the poultry arena, many aspects of production are being considered - among the more controversial being cage space per bird, debeaking, and molting. In addition this committee is addressing issues related to kosher and halal slaughter of animals, including poultry.
Impacts
This will have a major impact on the industry, its cost structures, and how it is perceived by the consumer. It will also position it to continue to grow and fend off unwarranted criticism.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/00 to 12/31/00
Outputs
The major effort of this unfunded project was to prepare a chapter for Poultry Meat Processing edited by Alan R. Sams.
Impacts
We believe that the food industry in general needs to pay more attention to religious and ethnic food concerns and we believe this chapter will contribute to this effort.
Publications
- J.M. Regenstein and M. Chaudry. 2001. A Brief Introduction to Some of the Practical Aspects of the Kosher and Halal Laws for the Poultry Industry in "Poultry Meat Processing," A.R. Sams (ed). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Pp. 281-300.
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