University of Idaho Meats Lab

University of Idaho Meats Lab, doing business as Vandal Brand Meats, operates at the University of Idaho Meat Science and Innovation Center at 775 Perimeter Drive in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. The establishment holds federal grant number M11044+P11044+V11044 with a grant of inspection date of September 17, 2021, and is classified by FSIS as Very Small. Listed FSIS activities include meat slaughter and meat processing, along with voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing for both meat and poultry.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, in the FSIS volume category of under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. University of Idaho materials describe Vandal Brand Meats as offering locally processed meats produced by University of Idaho students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and describe the facility as a new meat processing facility supporting Idaho producers.

No website is on file for this establishment in the registry, and no hours, pricing, booking process, or product list has been verified. Details beyond the federal record and the university's own general descriptions are not yet on file. Farmers and household buyers should contact the lab directly at (208) 885-6727 to confirm current services and availability.

The establishment is federally inspected for slaughter and processing and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, at a volume of under 1,000 head per year as categorized by FSIS. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals processed for personal use with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports voluntary slaughter and processing for meat and poultry. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill day availability, hanging or cut and wrap fees, and minimums are not stated in any source on file. Call (208) 885-6727 to confirm what the lab is handling, as listed.

University of Idaho Meats Lab reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales, and University of Idaho materials describe Vandal Brand Meats as selling locally processed meats produced by University of Idaho students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Specific cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, storefront hours, online ordering, delivery, and shipping are not stated in any source on file.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.