The rendering industry collects and safely processes approximately 25 million t of animal byproducts each year in the United States. Rendering plants process a variety of raw materials from food animal production, principally offal from slaughterhouses, but include whole animals that die on farms or in transit and other materials such as bone, feathers, and blood. By recycling these byproducts ...

BACKGROUND The global population demands high quality meat and the preference for offal continue to be on the increase. This investigation evaluates consumers' preference and associated pathological conditions observed in cattle and goat offal in Kumasi, Ghana. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross sectional survey and structured questionnaires involving 200 adult respondents were adopted. 105 samples ...

The rendering industry collects and safely processes approximately 25 million t of animal byproducts each year in the United States. Rendering plants process a variety of raw materials from food animal production, principally offal from slaughterhouses, but include whole animals that die on farms or in transit and other materials such as bone, feathers, and blood. By recycling these byproducts ...

Key principles of poultry post mortem inspection are to take into account ante mortem inspection results, the carcases and accompanying offal are to be subjected without delay after slaughter to post mortem inspection, all external surfaces are to be viewed, and minimal handling of the carcase and offal should take place. Precautions must be taken to ensure that contamination of the meat by act...