Feather Meal

Feather meal is a byproduct of processing poultry; it is made from poultry feathers by partially hydrolyzing them under elevated heat and pressure, and then grinding and drying.

It is used in formulated animal feed. Hydrolyzed poulty feather meal is a good source of natural protein for most animal diets and can be used to replace a significant portion of other protein sources in livestock and aquaculture diets.

Many studies by scientists have confirmed the utilization of feather meal and the economic advantage as an ingredient. Research from the American Universiy of Georgia found the mean True Metabolizable Energy (TMEn) for feather meal to be 3637kcal/kg on dry matter basis. In a similar research, feather meal with a TMEn of 3250kcal/kg reported a True Available Amino Acid (TAAA) of 80 percent.

Further research has shown that the addition of feather meal can increase lean percent in boilers and swine, provide important by-pass protein for ruminants, and provide economic source of protein for aquaculture diets.

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