- U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is an American
industry trade group located inTucker, Georgia that "represents itspoultry and egg members through research, education, communications and promotion."Founded in 1947, it is the world's largest and most active poultry organization. Billed as an "All Feather" association, membership includes producers and processors of
broiler s,turkey s,duck s, eggs, and breeding stock, as well as allied companies.It currently has affiliations in 26 states and member companies worldwide. They also sponsor the International Poultry Exposition.
The group's
lobbying arm puts out position papers on topics related to poultry and egg production, including controversial and timely topics such asfactory farming ,genetically modified organism s, induced molting for egg-laying chickens, regulatory efforts, andavian influenza .External links
* [http://www.poultryegg.org/ U.S. Poultry & Egg Association website]
* [http://www.internationalpoultryexposition.com/ International Poultry Expo]
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