Transforming Feather Meal Into a High‐Performance Feed for Broilers
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DOI: 10.1002/vms3.70199
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background The poultry industry faces challenges with the high cost and environmental impact of Soybean meal. Feather meal, a byproduct with low digestibility due to its keratin content, is a potential alternative. Recent biotechnological… read more here.
Keywords: digestibility; meal; performance; feather meal ... See more keywords
Microbiological status based on 454-pyrosequencing and volatilome analysis of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed on diets with hydrolyzed feather meal and poultry by-product meal as fishmeal replacers
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DOI: 10.1007/s00217-019-03270-8
Abstract: The effect of two experimental diets with different animal protein sources on sensory, microbiological and chemical attributes of Sparus aurata flesh stored at chilling temperatures were explored through sensory evaluation, tag-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA… read more here.
Keywords: product meal; hydrolyzed feather; poultry product; sparus aurata ... See more keywords
Influence of Process Parameters and Raw Material on the Characteristics of Hydrolyzed Feather Meal
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DOI: 10.1007/s12649-020-01203-1
Abstract: Brazil poultry industry generates a large amount of byproducts, especially feathers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of hydrolysis time and pressure on the protein content (PC) and digestibility value (DV)… read more here.
Keywords: raw material; turkey feathers; hydrolyzed feather; influence ... See more keywords
Effect of replacing fish meal with enzymatic feather meal on growth and feed utilization of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.114895
Abstract: Abstract In trial 1, the enzymolysis time (30, 60 and 90 min), temperature (25 °C, 45 and 60 °C), moisture inclusion (500, 1000 and 1500 g/kg feather meal) and protease inclusion (0, 5, 10 and… read more here.
Keywords: fish meal; feather meal; meal; enzymatic feather ... See more keywords
Efficacy of crude and immobilizedenzymes from Bacillus licheniformis for production of biodegraded feather meal and their assessment on chickens
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2018.05.002
Abstract: Abstract Keratinase enzymes are a special type of protease that has a bio-degradative potential for degrading keratin-containing substrates by the enzymes they produced during bioprocessing. The study was carried out to investigate the effect of… read more here.
Keywords: crude immobilizedenzymes; bacillus licheniformis; immobilizedenzymes bacillus; licheniformis production ... See more keywords
Physical treatment and protease or probiotic supplementation and feather meal digestibility by broilers
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DOI: 10.1071/an24091
Abstract: Context Improving the utilisation of alternative protein ingredients in livestock production will reduce feeding costs and improve industry sustainability. Feather meal (FM) is an abundant, alternative protein source with a high protein content but poor… read more here.
Keywords: digestibility; treatment; ileal digestibility; physical treatment ... See more keywords
Energy value of hydrolyzed feather meal and flash-dried poultry protein for broiler chickens and pigs.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac073
Abstract: Three experiments were conducted to determine the metabolizable energy (ME) and nitrogen-corrected ME (MEn) contents of hydrolyzed feather meal (HFM) and flash-dried poultry protein (FDPP) for broiler chickens and to determine their digestible energy (DE)… read more here.
Keywords: hydrolyzed feather; broiler; feather meal; energy ... See more keywords
One-Step Ultrafiltration Process for Separation and Purification of a Keratinolytic Protease Produced with Feather Meal
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/6729490
Abstract: A purification technique to obtain keratinolytic proteases produced by Bacillus sp. P45 in a medium containing chicken feather meal as substrate is presented. The experiments were carried out in a dead-end ultrafiltration unit, and the… read more here.
Keywords: ultrafiltration; ultrafiltration process; step ultrafiltration; one step ... See more keywords