Thermostable keratinase improves feather meal

A North Carolina agricultural biotechnology company BioResource International has presented its latest results on improving the value of feather meal at the 2011 meeting of the Poultry Science Association, held July 16-19 in Saint Louis, Missouri. The company’s enzyme technology improves the utilisation of protein in animal feed, which in turn decreases the amount of corn and soy necessary to grow poultry to market size.

“We attend this meeting every year to present our latest developments and to learn about trends in the future of animal agriculture," said Giles Shih, BRI chairnman and CEO. “We also use this meeting to find opportunities for further advancement. BRI is on the forefront of feed enzyme technology and our collaboration with other industry leaders has played an important role in our success.” Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers