A Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network webinar.

Overview:

The first USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit (MSU) for red meat species began operating in 2002. Since then, MSUs have not only evolved in size and design but have also gone international: Europe, South America, Papua New Guinea, and soon in Africa.

On this webinar we heard about MSUs operating both in the U.S. and overseas: learning how they meet regulatory requirements, handle animals humanely, manage water, assure food safety, and more.  We discussed MSU design concepts, challenges and future improvements.

Speakers:

• Thomas Lyck, Hälsingestintan (Sweden)
• Bruce Dunlop, Island Grown Farmer’s Co-Op (USA), and designer of MSUs in Chile and Papua New Guinea
• Mike Callicrate, Ranch Foods Direct (USA)

Click here to View the Webinar Recording (Adobe format)

Click here to View the Webinar Recording (YouTube link)

Webinar Presentation Slides

• Bruce Dunlop’s slides

• Mike Callicrate’s slides

• Thomas Lyck’s slides*

*note: this file is too large to attach here.  Clicking on the link will take you to a Dropbox folder to download the slides.  If you have any trouble downloading them, just email us (nmpan[at]oregonstate[dot]edu) and we’ll send you a copy.

To learn about upcoming webinars, join NMPAN from our home page: www.nichemeatprocessing.org.