Rebecca Thistlethwaite

Mobile Slaughter Unit Costs and Revenues: Projections from Nevada In their 2007 report Locally Produced Livestock Processing and Marketing Feasibility Assessment, research and extension faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno, analyzed the economic feasibility of a local meat production system using two mobile slaughter units and a non-mobile fabrication facility, in Northern Nevada. Excerpts […]

This article is a sub-article of the larger article Mobile Slaughter Unit Costs and Revenues: Projections from Nevada. Based on research, the analysis performed, and estimated returns on investment, this study recommends operating two mobile slaughter units with a localized processing plant. This section outlines the current slaughter demand as well as the distributed slaughter

Updated Sept. 2013 A cautionary tale, this is a three part story about one slaughter & processing plant, first conceived in 1999, opened in 2001, failed & reborn twice, and closed for good in August 2008. The equipment was auctioned off on September 18, 2008. But rumor has it the plant may reopen again. As

Cost Calculator for a Mobile Slaughter Unit This Excel-based planning tool is based on the Thundering Hooves mobile slaughter unit (MSU) in Washington State. It was created by Kathleen Painter, an analyst at the University of Idaho, using estimates from Joel Huesby, Thundering Hooves MSU owner and operator. The tool lets you test the feasibility of

To operate under inspection, your plant must meet the Sanitation Performance Standards of Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 416.2 and 416.3 (9 CFR 416). If you have not done so already, contact your food safety inspection service and work with them to finalize the details of your plant’s design. While your food safety