FUNDING-Poultry Protein and Fat Council (PPFC) Call for Proposals; March 31, 2018

 

Agency

 

U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY)

 

Description

 

The poultry rendering industry produces poultry byproduct meal, feather meal, blood meal, and poultry fat. The council solicits research proposals that would develop new and increased utilization of these products by demonstrating their efficacy in poultry, aquaculture, livestock, and companion animal rations. The council is interested in improving the industrial applications of poultry fat by either chemical, microbial or mechanical modification.  Other research interests of the council are projects addressing the need for DAF skimmings or secondary poultry nutrient (SPN) reductions and utilization, dewatering, hatchery waste, and bone residue.

 

Closing Date:

 

March 31, 2018   

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://www.uspoultry.org/ppfc/ppfc_r_program.cfm

 

Contact Information

 

Rafael Rivera

678 514 1978

rrivera@uspoultry.org