Livestock and Poultry Program

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The Livestock and Poultry Program is a division within the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service that oversees grading, certification, and market support services for meat, livestock, and poultry industries in the United States.

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instanceOf USDA program
government division
administers USDA meat grading standards
USDA poultry grading standards
United States Standards for Grades of Eggs
surface form: USDA shell egg grading standards
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn market transparency
marketing standards
product quality
goal enhance product quality and consistency in meat, livestock, and poultry markets
support fair and competitive marketing of livestock and poultry products
jurisdiction federal
oversees livestock grading
meat grading
poultry grading
quality certification for livestock products
quality certification for meat products
quality certification for poultry products
shell egg grading
parentAgency Agricultural Marketing Service
partOf Agricultural Marketing Service
United States Department of Agriculture
providesServiceTo food retailers
livestock producers
meat industry
meat processors
poultry producers
regulates use of USDA quality grades on meat products
use of USDA quality grades on poultry products
use of USDA quality grades on shell eggs
responsibleFor audit and accreditation services
certification services
domestic meat and poultry grading
export verification programs
grading services
market support services
marketing claims verification
quality verification services
scope national
sector agriculture
livestock industry
meat industry
poultry industry
website https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/livestock-poultry
worksWith industry trade associations
meat and poultry exporters
state departments of agriculture

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Agricultural Marketing Service hasPart Livestock and Poultry Program