{"id":592,"date":"2019-01-26T19:42:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T19:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/?page_id=592"},"modified":"2022-03-24T11:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:06:18","slug":"standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/animal-welfare\/standards\/","title":{"rendered":"NTF Standards of Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"NTF members sanding in a turkey barn\" class=\"wp-image-7530\" width=\"395\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9935-2-2048x1325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>America\u2019s turkey growers raise healthy birds in a safe environment to produce wholesome, nutritious, affordable food for people around the world. The National Turkey Federation, with the help of veterinarians, academics and industry professionals, has established standards through our&nbsp;Animal Care Guidelines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkey producers and processors represented by the National Turkey Federation, and our members in state turkey associations, are committed to raising and producing&nbsp;turkeys&nbsp;for&nbsp;safe, high-quality, nutritious food following our&nbsp;Standards of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our standards include federal, state and local laws that enhance food safety, animal wellbeing and protection of soil and water&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and guide our farmers as good stewards in the communities where we work and live. Our Standards of Conduct align with ethical treatment of animals, production of wholesome quality meat, respect and value of our workers and the wise use of land and water resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with veterinarians and generations of experienced growers, we have&nbsp;animal welfare standards&nbsp;that we follow at every stage of a turkey\u2019s lifecycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">America\u2019s turkey growers raise our birds:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Free from cages with room to strut about within protective barns or with access to the outdoors.<\/li><li>Free from added hormones, which would be ineffective in feed and unnecessary within turkeys\u2019&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;corn and soybean diet. Federal regulations have prohibited hormone use in poultry for more than 50 years.<\/li><li>To ensure turkeys are healthy and their meat is safe to eat, medication use and dosage&nbsp;is&nbsp;prescribed by veterinarians and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Animal Care Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Comprehensive-Auditor-Guidelines-NTF-Animal-Care-Audits_Final.pdf\">Auditor Guidelines for Conducting the NTF Turkey Animal Care Audit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Breeder Audit <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.eatturkey.org\/External\/WCPages\/WCWebContent\/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=147\">Audit Worksheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Catching and Transportation Audit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.eatturkey.org\/External\/WCPages\/WCWebContent\/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=148\">Audit Worksheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Commercial Turkey Audit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.eatturkey.org\/External\/WCPages\/WCWebContent\/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=149\">Audit Worksheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Hatchery Audit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.eatturkey.org\/External\/WCPages\/WCWebContent\/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=150\">Audit Worksheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NTF Slaughter Audit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.eatturkey.org\/External\/WCPages\/WCWebContent\/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=151\">Audit Worksheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Industry Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Foreign-Material-Manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meat &amp; Poultry Industry Foreign Material Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Salmonella-Interventions_September2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NTF <em>Salmonella <\/em>Risk Mitigation Best Practices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s turkey growers raise healthy birds in a safe environment to produce wholesome, nutritious, affordable food for people around the world. 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