Utilization of Turkey Feather Fibers in Erosion Control Materials

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. George ◽  
Anne Bockarie ◽  
Holly McBride
Keyword(s):  
Animal Feed ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Feather Meal ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Feather Fibers ◽  
Poultry Processing

Currently, between two and four billion pounds of feathers are produced annually by the poultry processing industry. These feathers are usually converted to animal feed in an attempt to recycle it rather than dispose of them in landfills. However, this method can result in diseases being passed along to the ingestors of this feather meal. Until recently there was no method of removing the quill from feather, but a method of effectively stripping the feather fibers from the quill without damaging the fibers has been patented, and as a result research is being conducted to determine uses for these fibers. Current research has focused on creating nonwoven latex bonded fabrics containing turkey feather fibers for utilization as erosion control fabrics. These fabrics have been compared with currently available erosion control fabrics to determine their suitability for this particular purpose.

scholarly journals Utilization of Turkey Feather Fibers in Nonwoven Erosion Control Fabrics

2003 ◽  
Vol os-12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1558925003os-12
Author(s):  
Brian R. George ◽  
Anne Bockarie ◽  
Holly McBride ◽  
David Hoppy ◽  
Alison Scutti
Keyword(s):  
Soil Compaction ◽  
Soil Moisture Content ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Critical Properties ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Feather Fibers ◽  
Poultry Processing ◽  
Disposal Problem

Currently, between two and four billion pounds of feathers are produced annually by the poultry processing industry (1). These feathers present a disposal problem, and are usually converted to animal feed. A method of effectively stripping the feather fibers from the quill without damaging the fibers has been patented, and as a result research is being conducted to determine uses for these fibers (4). Current research has focused on creating latex bonded fabrics containing turkey feather fibers for utilization as erosion control fabrics. These fabrics have been compared with currently available erosion control fabrics to determine their suitability for this particular purpose. The turkey fiber fabrics performed similarly to the commercially available erosion control fabrics tested in terms of light and water transmittance. None of the fabrics significantly affected the pH, nitrogen or phosphorus content of the soil even though the turkey fabrics had fully decomposed by the conclusion of the experiment. The turkey fabrics increased soil moisture content and decreased soil compaction, which are critical properties for successful ecological restoration of habitats. One significant drawback of the turkey fabrics was difficulty in handling and installation on the site compared to the two commercial erosion control fabrics tested.

scholarly journals Microbial Hydrolysed Feather Protein as a Source of Amino Acids and Protein in the Diets of Animals Including Poultry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitendra Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Feather Meal ◽  
Industrial Utilization ◽  
Processing Plants ◽  
Nutritional Enhancement ◽  
Poultry Processing ◽  
Commercial Poultry ◽  
Limited Basis

Feathers are hard waste products, mainly composed of hard β-keratin, and are produced in large quantities in commercial poultry processing plants. Therefore, their industrial utilization is important economically as well as environmentally. Feathers degradation through keratinolytic microorganisms has been considered as an important method for efficient bioconversion, nutritional enhancement and eco-friendliness. The use of crude keratinase significantly increased the amino acid digestibility of raw feathers and commercial feather meal. This enzyme increased the digestibility of commercial feather meal and could replace as much as 7% of the dietary protein for growing chicks. However, feathers are currently utilized on a limited basis as a dietary protein supplement for animal feed because feather meal production is an expensive process, requiring significant amounts of energy. This review paper explains the nutritive value of feathers which makes suitable and inexpensive animal and poultry feed.

Exposures to Carbon Dioxide in the Poultry Processing Industry

AIHAJ ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 624-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID E. JACOBS ◽  
MICHAEL S. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Poultry Processing

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF HACCP IN THE MEXICAN POULTRY PROCESSING INDUSTRY

2009 ◽  
pp. 1757-1767
Author(s):  
Ema Maldonado-Siman ◽  
Pedro Arturo Martínez-Hernández ◽  
Agustín Ruíz-Flores ◽  
José G García-Muñiz ◽  
José A Cadena-Meneses
Keyword(s):  
Processing Industry ◽  
Poultry Processing

Reutilization of Porcine Blood as Nutrients Source

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 666-669
Author(s):  
Gen Sheng Zhang ◽  
Xiao Xia Yue ◽  
Guang Liu ◽  
Jing Sun
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Enzyme Concentration ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Porcine Serum ◽  
Porcine Blood ◽  
Hydrolysis Process ◽  
Poultry Processing ◽  
Hydrolysis Conditions

This paper studied the enzymatic hydrolysis process for porcine serum polypeptide from porcine blood. And the optimum enzymatic hydrolysis conditions were as follows: enzyme concentration was 1190u/g, pH was 9.0, temperature was 50°C, time was5.3h. the relative DH was 21.26% under above conditions, It not only solve the environmental problems of livestock and poultry processing industry but also opened up new channels and new areas for functional food’s research, it had good social and economic benefits.

Volatiles from Roasted Byproducts of the Poultry-Processing Industry

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 3485-3492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahinda Wettasinghe ◽  
Thava Vasanthan ◽  
Feral Temelli ◽  
Kevin Swallow
Keyword(s):  
Processing Industry ◽  
Poultry Processing
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