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Quality assurance for poultry handlers

Penn State University has developed a third-party Handling and Transportation Quality Assurance (PHTQA) certification program for poultry. University and industry individuals will conduct training workshops this year for poultry transportation and catch crews in methods of biosecurity, disease recognition, emergency planning, and the safe and humane handling of birds before, during, and after transport. The certification is the first to involve transportation and handling of several species including day old poultry, breeders, pullets, spent fowl, broilers and turkeys.