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FEATHER MEAL


Description

Hydrolyzed poultry feathers or feather meal is produced by hydrolyzing clean, undecomposed feathers from slaughtered poultry.

The most important factor affecting the quality of hydrolyzed poultry feathers is the extent of hydrolyzation. If less than 75 percent of the crude protein content is digestible by the pepsin digestibility method, then hydrolyzation was incomplete and protein quality is reduced.

The protein in feather meal is degraded slowly in the rumen compared to most other protein sources. In research at Purdue University, a combination of feather meal and urea produced average daily gains in growing beef cattle similar to that achieved with soybean meal.

There is very little experience with feather meal in dairy cattle rations. It is not very palatable and should be introduced into the ration gradually. It may be fed to milking cows at an average rate of up to 1 ½ pounds (0.7 kg) per cow per day.

Typical Analysis

Dry matter 92 %
Crude Protein 85.0%
Fat 03.0 %
Crude fiber 03.0 %
Neutral Detergent Fiber --- %
Acid Detergent Fiber 16.2 %
Calcium 0.45 %
Phosphorus 0.31 %
Total Digestible Nutrients 63.0 %
Net energy—Lactation 64.0 Mcal/100 lbs

Caution:  Any recommendations given here should be considered as general only and may not apply in your specific situation.  All final recommendations should be made by a qualified person familiar with your particular circumstances.


SPECIFICATIONS

ALFALFA  PELLETS
ALFALFA, SUNCURED
BARLEY FLOUR
BARLEY, GRAIN
BEET PULP, PELLETS
BEET PULP, PRESSED
BEET PULP, SHREDS
BLOOD MEAL, WHOLE
BONE MEAL
BONE MEAL, STEAMED
BONE PHOSPHATE
BREWERS GRAINS
BREWERS YEAST
CALCIUM PROPIONATE
CALCIUM SULFATE
CANDY PRODUCT
CANOLA MEAL
CARROT GRANULES
CARROTS, DRIED
CHEESE POWDER
CITRUS PULP
CORN COB PELLETS
CORN GLUTEN FEED
CORN GLUTEN MEAL
CORN STARCH
COTTONSEED HULLS
COTTONSEED MEAL
COTTONSEED, WHOLE
DISTILLERS GRAINS
EGG, DRIED
EGG POWDER
FEATHER MEAL
FISHMEAL
FISH MEAL, LOW ASH
FLAX SEED
HOMINY FEED
LAMB MEAL
LINSEED MEAL
LIVER MEAL
MALT SPROUTS
MALT SPROUTS #2
MEAT & BONE MEAL
MEAT MEAL 57%
MOLASSES YEAST
    40/43 – SPRAY DRIED
OAT GROATS
OAT HULLS
OATMILL BY-PRODUCT
OATS
POTATO FLAKES
POTATO, MASH BLEND
POTATO,  DEHY
POTATO, DRIED
POULTRY MEAL
RICE BRAN
RICE FLOUR
RICE
SOY BEST
SOY FLOUR
SOYBEAN HULLS
SOYBEAN MEAL
SOY GRITS
SOY PLUS
SUNFLOWER ASH
TOMATO POMACE
TUNA DRY DIGEST
UREA
WHEAT GERM MEAL
WHEAT GRAIN
WHEAT MILLFEEDS
WHEY
WHEY POWDER
WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
YEAST, ACTIVE
YEAST,  BEST 2X