Meat Products

Establishments primarily engaged in the slaughtering of cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and calves for meat, either for their own account or on a contract basis for the trade. These establishments may also process the meat on-site for canning, cooking, curing, freezing, and the production of sausages, lard, and other products. Additionally, this industry includes establishments that slaughter horses for human consumption. Sample business functions include bacon (slab and sliced), beef, blood meal, boxed beef, canned meats (except baby foods and animal feeds), corned beef, cured meats, dried meats, frankfurters (except poultry), and hams (except poultry).

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing sausages, cured meats, smoked meats, canned meats, frozen meats, and other prepared meats and meat specialties from purchased carcasses and other materials. This industry also includes prepared meat plants operated by packing houses as separate establishments. Sample business functions include bacon (slab and sliced, mfpm), beef (mfpm), bologna (mfpm), calf’s-foot jelly, canned meats (excluding baby foods and animal feeds, mfpm), corned meats (mfpm), cured meats (brined, dried, and salted, mfpm), dried meats (mfpm), and frankfurters (excluding poultry, mfpm).

Establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering, dressing, packing, freezing, and canning poultry, rabbits, and other small game, or in manufacturing products from these meats, either for their own account or on a contract basis for the trade. This industry also includes the drying, freezing, and breaking of eggs. Sample business functions include processed chickens (fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked), chicken slaughtering and dressing, processed ducks (fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked), duck slaughtering and dressing, egg albumen, egg substitutes made from eggs, canned, dehydrated, desiccated, frozen, and processed eggs, as well as egg drying, freezing, and breaking. Additionally, this industry includes the production of poultry frankfurters and small game (fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked).