TUCKER, Ga. — A critical yet often overlooked aspect of the poultry industry’s commitment to sustainability is the rendering of by-products not consumed by humans.
While the majority of the 9 billion chickens processed annually in the United States are consumed by people, approximately 37 percent of the liveweight of broiler chickens goes unused for human consumption. This statistic, highlighted in the 2006 book, Essential Rendering, published in 2006 by the North American Renderers Association, the Fats and Protein Research Foundation and the Animal Protein Producers Industry, underscores the importance of sustainable by-product management in the poultry sector. . .
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