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Animal byproducts are the materials left over after animals are processed into food and other goods. They serve several important functions that contribute to our overall quality of life.

  1. Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (October 1, 2002). “Better Utilization of Byproducts from the Meat Industry.” https://www.fftc.org.tw/en/publications/main/154
  2. RealAgriculture.com (September 17, 2014). “Let’s Re-evaluate Ag Lingo: ‘Animal Byproduct’ Sounds Icky, Even to Me.” https://www.realagriculture.com/2014/09/chickens-vegetarians-animal-byproducts-sounds-rather-icky/ 
  3. Benjamin K. Simpson, Alberta N. A. Aryee & Fidel Toldrá, eds. (October 14, 2019). Byproducts from Agriculture and Fisheries: Adding Value for Food, Feed, Pharma, and Fuels. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119383956 
  4. Bioenergy, Creative Discovery Museum (2021). “What are biofuels?” http://learnbiofuels.org/what-are-biofuels
  5. Patricio Toro et al. (September 2007). “Eggshell, a new bio-filler for polypropylene composites,” Materials Letters 61(22). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40884445_Eggshell_a_new_bio-filler_for_polypropylene_composites 
  6. Punyanich Intharapat,  Aroon Kongnoo &  Kavichat Kateungngan (July 19, 2012). “The Potential of Chicken Eggshell Waste as a Bio-filler Filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR) Composite and its Properties,” Journal of Polymers and the Environment  21: 245–258. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10924-012-0475-9
  7. Kim Ominski et al. (May 17, 2021). “Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective,” Animal Frontiers, 11(2): 55–63. https://academic.oup.com/af/article/11/2/55/6276828 
  8. PennState Extension (August 4. 2016). “Understanding Beef Carcass Yields and Losses During Processing.” https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-beef-carcass-yields-and-losses-during-processing
  9. USDA – Ag in the Classroom (no date). “Beyond the Beef.” https://forces.si.edu/main/pdf/6-8-BeyondTheBeef.pdf
  10. Charis M. Galanakis, ed. (2019). Sustainable Meat Production and Processing. Elsevier (Academic Press). https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128148747/sustainable-meat-production-and-processing
  11. Beef2Live (November 17, 2021). “Fun Facts: Products We Get From Beef Cattle.” https://beef2live.com/story-fun-facts-products-beef-cattle-89-104636 

Beef2Live (November 17, 2021). “Fun Facts: Products We Get From Beef Cattle.” https://beef2live.com/story-fun-facts-products-beef-cattle-89-104636 

Benjamin K. Simpson, Alberta N. A. Aryee & Fidel Toldrá, eds. (October 14, 2019). Byproducts from Agriculture and Fisheries: Adding Value for Food, Feed, Pharma, and Fuels. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119383956 

Bioenergy, Creative Discovery Museum (2021). “What are biofuels?” http://learnbiofuels.org/what-are-biofuels

Charis M. Galanakis, ed. (2019). Sustainable Meat Production and Processing. Elsevier (Academic Press). https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128148747/sustainable-meat-production-and-processing

Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (October 1, 2002). “Better Utilization of Byproducts from the Meat Industry.” https://www.fftc.org.tw/en/publications/main/154

Kim Ominski et al. (May 17, 2021). “Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective,” Animal Frontiers, 11(2): 55–63. https://academic.oup.com/af/article/11/2/55/6276828 

Patricio Toro et al. (September 2007). “Eggshell, a new bio-filler for polypropylene composites,” Materials Letters 61(22). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40884445_Eggshell_a_new_bio-filler_for_polypropylene_composites 

PennState Extension (August 4. 2016). “Understanding Beef Carcass Yields and Losses During Processing.” https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-beef-carcass-yields-and-losses-during-processing

Punyanich Intharapat,  Aroon Kongnoo &  Kavichat Kateungngan (July 19, 2012). “The Potential of Chicken Eggshell Waste as a Bio-filler Filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR) Composite and its Properties,” Journal of Polymers and the Environment  21: 245–258. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10924-012-0475-9

RealAgriculture.com (September 17, 2014). “Let’s Re-evaluate Ag Lingo: ‘Animal Byproduct’ Sounds Icky, Even to Me.” https://www.realagriculture.com/2014/09/chickens-vegetarians-animal-byproducts-sounds-rather-icky/ 

USDA – Ag in the Classroom (no date). “Beyond the Beef.” https://forces.si.edu/main/pdf/6-8-BeyondTheBeef.pdf

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