Animal By-Products Flashcards
Anything of economic value other than the carcass (body) that comes from animals during processing and harvesting
Animal By-Products
What are the two classifications for animal by-products?
Edible & Inedible
In developing countries animal by-products are used to make what sort of things?
jewelry, fly swatters, musical instruments
In developed countries like the U.S. we generally do not use by-products for things like fly swatters and jewelry because we use this…
Developed countries, like the U.S. use synthetic materials to make these products, therefore making animal by-products a little less valuable.
By-products represent multi-_____ dollar industries in the U.S. and other developed countries.
billion
What is a benefit of using by-products
They are not wasted and dumped in the trash. They are used for other things.
What is the process when you melt down or reduce animal tissues by heat. This industry refers to itself as the “original recyclers”
Rendering
The creativity of meat processors in finding uses for by-products has led to the saying ….
“the packer uses everything but the bleat.”
Name some edible by-products
brains, liver, kidney, heart, testicles, cheek & head trimming, blood, fats, intestines, esophagus, bones
Edible by-products - What are brains, kidneys, heart, liver and testicles used for?
variety meats
Edible by-products - What are cheek and head trimmings used for?
sausage ingredients
Edible by-products - What is the blood used for?
sausage component
Edible by-products - What are fats used for?
Shortening (like in candies and gum)
Edible by-products - What are Intestines used for?
sausage casings (this is the what the sausage link is wrapped in)
Edible by-products - What is the esophagus used for?
Sausage ingredient and gelatin for ice cream and jellied food products (so vegetarians who eat ice cream are eating meat, but don’t tell them!)
What does inedible mean?
You do not eat it.
Name some by-products that are made into inedible things
hides, fats,bones, feet, glands, lungs, blood, viscera and meat scraps
Inedible by-products - What are hides made into?
leather, glue for paper boxes, plywood, sandpaper, and the hair is used for things like upholstery and brushes
Inedible by-products - What are fats used for?
inedible tallow for oils, weed killers, cosmetics, antifreeze
Inedible by-products - What are bones used for?
dry bone for hardening steel, bone china
Inedible by-products -What were feet used for?
Neatsfoot stock for leather preparation
Inedible by-products - What are glands used for?
pharmaceuticals (medicine)
Inedible by-products -What are lungs used for?
Pet food
Inedible by-products - What is blood used for?
blood meal for plants and fish food
