- A turkey is either
of two species of large birds in the genus Meleagris native to North
America . Males called gobblers or toms are larger than females called
hens.
- Turkey mainly lives
in forested areas and marshlands, and it is native to northern Mexico
and the eastern United States.
- The three main types
of turkey production consist of conventional enclosed housing (Broiler
sheds), pole barns and free range systems.
- Feed is a
significant expense. Heritage turkeys require
a feed formulation with
28% protein, which is more
expensive than commercial turkey
feed.
- The turkey
processing plant
studied is a vertically integrated, federally
inspected operation. Separate rooms are used for the various stages of
processing, including killing, scalding and
plucking, eviscerating,
chilling, and packaging.
- The current trend
for the industry is increased size of each production unit, and
increased specialization. In the past, a large percentage of the
producers maintained a breeder flock, hatchery, and grow-out
units.
- Turkey production in
the United States for was 296 million. The number one production state
was North Carolina with production of 63 million and Minnesota was
second with production of 41.0 million.
- Turkeys are marketed
between 14 and 16 weeks of age. At this age turkey will typically weigh
from 14.7 to 17.5 pounds.
Two hundred million turkeys a year, or 3.7
billion pounds at about 80 cents a pound, are sold to the American
people, each of whom consumes an average of 13 1/2 pounds a
year.
- For years the turkey
industry was a whole-bird market, and that still is a big part of the
business.
- The economics of
range production of heritage turkeys is dependent on fixed costs,
management, product quality, and market conditions.
- Turkey farming is
very popular in western countries and the major turkey producing
countries are United States of America, Canada, Germany, France, Italy,
Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
- Turkey farming is in
infancy in India. Turkey farming is getting popular fast in southern
regions. There are three varieties of turkey commonly available in
India. They are Board breasted bronze, Broad breasted white and
Beltsville small white.
- The meat of turkey
has nutritional and sensorial properties which make it almost ideal raw
material for rational and curative nutrition.
- The turkey is reared
throughout temperate parts of the world, and is a popular form of
poultry, partially because industrialised farming has made it very cheap
for the amount of meat it produces.
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General Information
- Physical Description
and Behavior
- Domesticated
turkey
- Life Cycle of
Turkeys
- Turkey Industry
Information
- Information Sheet
- Turkey
(bird)
Turkey Industry
- The Alberta Turkey
Industry
- Economic Importance
of Minnesota's Poultry Industry
- Biosecurity
Principles: Protecting the Utah Turkey Industry
- Bird Industry
Identification Working Group
- Turkey Industry
Strategies for Control of Respiratory and Enteric Diseases
Turkey
Farming
- Turkey Farming in
Britain
- Turkey...from
Farm to Freezer
- Turkey farming blends well in organic orchards
- Processing
Farm-Raised Poultry
Turkey
Production
- The Socio-Economic
Analysis of Contracted Turkey Farms
- Wild Turkey and
Upland Game Birds - Annual Report
- California Turkey
Production
- Farm Fresh Turkey
Production
- Homestead Turkey
Production
- The Socio-Economic
Analysis of Extensive Turkey Production in Turkey
- Small-Flock Turkey
Production
- Flock Profiling for
Monitoring Turkey Production
- Types of turkey
production system
Turkey
Farms
- Farm in New
England
- Farm in
Alberta
- Farm in
Ohio
- Farm in New
York
- Turkey Farms
- Farm in New Jersey
- Farm in
Illinois
- Another Farm in New
Jersey
- Farm in
Ayrshire
- Farm in New Sharon
ME
Turkey Processing
Plant
- Turkey processing
plant
- Economics of
Heritage Turkey Production on Range
- Campylobacter fetus
subsp. jejuni in a Turkey Processing Plant
- Saving an
industry
- Water Use and Waste
Water Discharge Patterns in a Turkey Processing Plant
Patent
- Game bird feather
mount
- Hunting
Vest
- Turkey loading
apparatus and method
- Method and Vaccines
for Providing in Ovo Protection Against Turkey
Rhinotrachettis
- Perking turkey
paddle
- Poultry and bird
feed delivery system
- Turkey
tote
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Projects
- Avian Influenza
Preparedness and Response Project
- Impact of Hog and
Turkey Farm Production Practices on Molecular Epidemiology of
Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Emerging Foodborne Pathogens
- Turkey -
Project
- Poultry
Project
- Turkey Farming
Project
- Evaluation and
control of wild turkey damage in California
- Turkey Production
Business Plan
Market
- Expanding Market for
Turkey
- Structural Change in
Chicken and Turkey Slaughter
- Changes in Poultry
Demand
- Current Status of
Florida's Game Bird Industry
- Favorable Market for
Poultry to Encourage Year 2000 Expansions
- Bird Flu, Pandemic
Flu, and Poultry Markets
- Turkey
alternatives
- Opportunities for
exporting game birds
Guidelines
- Chickens, Turkeys
and Breeders from Hatchery to Processing Plant
- Turkey
Management
- Turkey Management
Guide
- Animal Care
Guidelines for the Production of Turkeys
- Turkey Care
Practices
Reports
- Beginnings of
Village-Farming Communities in Southeastern Turkey
- Turkey farming picking up
- Turkey Poultry and
Products - An Update on AI in Turkey-Correction
- Predicting Food
Safety Losses in Turkey Processing
- Pilgrim's Pride
consolidates processing plants
- Animal Suffering in
the Turkey Industry
- Wild Turkey
Program
- Wild Turkey Status
Report
- Value-at-Risk and
Food Safety Losses in Turkey Processing
Disease
Control
- The Economics of
Avian Influenza Control
- An overview of the
2002 outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N2 avian influenza in Virginia, West
Virginia and North Carolina
- United against bird
flu
Regulation
- Wild Turkey Hunting
Regulations
- Pheasant Hunting,
Turkey Hunting Fees Migratory Bird Harvest Permit
- Bird Hunting
Preserve Regulations
- Hunting Rules &
Regulations
- Special Hunt Area
Rules
- Wild Turkey
Regulations
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