University of Florida Meat Lab

University of Florida Meat Lab provides livestock and poultry processing services in Gainesville, Florida, serving farms throughout North Central Florida near Jacksonville. The facility handles slaughter and processing for cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs, along with poultry processing for chickens, turkeys, and ducks.

Operating as part of the university's animal sciences program, the lab combines academic instruction with working processing capabilities. This dual purpose means the space supports both educational training and practical output for producers who need animals processed for market or personal use. Farmers, small-scale breeders, and those managing mixed livestock operations may find the range of species handled useful when consolidating processing needs in one location.

Because the lab is tied to a university setting, scheduling and throughput may differ from a strictly commercial operation, so producers often reach out directly to confirm timing and requirements for their particular species or batch size before making arrangements.