The origin of meat processing is lost in antiquity but probably began when mankind learned that salt is an effective preservative. Sausage making evolved as an effort to economize and preserve meat that could not be consumed fresh at slaughter. In sausage making, quality standards are maintained while using most parts of the animal carcass.
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An organization of approximately 70 meat goat producers dedicated to the development of stable, prosperous meat goat enterprises under humane and environmentally sound conditions in New York State.