The poultry industry in the US and worldwide has a long history of use of rendered products in its rations. Rendered products are the by-products of the food processing industry and include products such as meat and bone meals, poultry by-product meal, feather meal, bakery by-products, blood meal and a variety of fat products. The availability of a variety of rendered by-products may be of benefit to the modern poultry industry.
Author: Jeffre D Firman, University of Missouri, USA