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  2. Feather meal - Wikipedia

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    Feather meal or Feather powder, is a byproduct of processing poultry; it is made from poultry feathers by partially grinding them under elevated heat and pressure, and then grinding and drying. Although total nitrogen levels are fairly high (up to 12%), the bioavailability of this nitrogen may be low.

  3. Poultry litter - Wikipedia

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    The use of poultry litter as food for beef cattle is legal in the United States. Prior to 1967, the use of poultry litter as cattle feed was unregulated but that year the FDA issued a policy statement that poultry litter offered in interstate commerce as animal feed was adulterated, effectively banning the practice.

  4. Scientists Are Using Chicken Feathers to Build Better ... - AOL

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    In the U.S., 9 billion of these animals are killed every year for meat, and chicken feathers are one of the largest byproducts of the poultry industry as a result. Every year, an estimated 40 ...

  5. Wastewater treatment - Wikipedia

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    The main purpose of wastewater treatment is for the treated wastewater to be able to be disposed or reused safely. However, before it is treated, the options for disposal or reuse must be considered so the correct treatment process is used on the wastewater. The term "wastewater treatment" is often used to mean "sewage treatment". [4]

  6. EXPLAINER: Chicken made from cells in a lab; what it is and ...

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    The United Stated Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, June 21 permitted two California firms to sell the products, known as The post EXPLAINER: Chicken made from cells in a lab; what it is and ...

  7. List of poultry feathers - Wikipedia

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    The soft feathers on the underside of the bird Lesser sickles Long curved feathers of the tail, below the sickles only in cock birds Main tail feathers The long straight feathers forming the tail, under the tail coverts Muff Feathers projecting below and around the eyes only in bearded breeds Neck hackles The long feathers of the neck

  8. Poultry - Wikipedia

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    The Romans used them in divination, and the Egyptians made a breakthrough when they learned the difficult technique of artificial incubation. [27] Since then, the keeping of chickens has spread around the world for the production of food with the domestic fowl being a valuable source of both eggs and meat. [28]

  9. Organisms involved in water purification - Wikipedia

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    Most of the organisms involved are derived from the waste, wastewater or water stream itself or from the atmosphere or soil water. However some processes, especially those involved in removing very low concentrations of contaminants, may use engineered eco-systems created by the introduction of specific plants and sometimes animals.