**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS RESEARCH/EXTENSION INTEGRATED PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A MOBILE POULTRY PROCESSING UNIT (MPPU) FOR WEST VIRGINIA SMALL BROILER PRODUCERS TO SECURE AND PROMOTE POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION, MICROBIAL SAFETY, AND MARKETING IN WV. BROILER INDUSTRY IS IMPRTANT FOR WV AGRICULTUAL ECONOMY, HOWEVER, THE LACK OF SLAUGHTERING FACILITIES BECOMES A MAJOR HURDLE FOR SMALL BROILER PRODUCERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING. WV FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION RECENTLY PURCHASED TWO MPPUS TO ASSIST LOCAL BROILER PRODUCERS TO BE MORE EFFICIENTLY IN PROCESSING THEIR PRODUCTS AND INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, BUT LACKING THE SPECIALIZED OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE MPPUS. THEREFORE, THIS PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO: 1) ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA, CAMPYLOBACTER, AND ESCHERICHIA COLI/COLIFORM OF BROILERS PROCESSED IN A COMMERCIAL MPPU AND CONDUCT PLANT-ONSITE TRAINING COURSES BY IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL FORMAT; 2) CONDUCT AN ONSITE VALIDATION TEST OF THREE-STEP CLEANING AND SANITIZING PROCEDURES ON MPPU CONTACT SURFACES; DEVELOP GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AND SANITATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; 3) CONDUCT A SURVEY FROM WV LOCAL BROILER PRODUCERS AND DEVELOP A MPPU MICROBIAL SAFETY HANDBOOK; 4) EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF ADOPTING THE MPPU BY LOCAL BROILER PRODUCERS THOUGH CONSUMER SURVEYS AND DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET MODEL FOR USE OF THE MPPU BY SMALL BROILER PRODUCERS IN WV; 5) DEVELOP AND DELIVER A WORKSHOP ON MPPU PROCESSING TO MITIGATE FOOD SAFETY RISKS FOR SMALL BROILER PRODUCERS AS A SUPPLEMENT FOR HACCP TRAINING COURSE. RESULTS WILL BENEFIT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR PREPARING REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE FOOD SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCALLY PROCESSED POULTRY MEAT IN WV.