V V Kulkarni
National Research Centre on Meat, India
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Veterinar Sci Technol
India is bestowed with vast livestock wealth and it is growing at the rate of 6% per annum. The contribution of livestock industry including poultry and fish is increasing substantially in GDP of country which accounts for >40% of total agricultural sector and >12% of GDP. This contribution would have been much greater had the animal byproducts been also efficiently utilized. Efficient utilization of by-products has direct impact on the economy and environmental pollution of the country. Non-utilization or underutilization of by-products not only lead to loss of potential revenues but also lead to the added and increasing cost of disposal of these products. Non-utilization of animal by-products in a proper way may create major aesthetic and catastrophic health problems. Besides pollution and hazard aspects, in many cases meat, poultry and fish processing wastes have a potential for recycling raw materials or for conversion into useful products of higher value. Traditions, culture and religion are often important when a meat byproduct is being utilized for food. Regulatory requirements are also important because many countries restrict the use of meat byproducts for reasons of food safety and quality. Byproducts such as blood, liver, lung, kidney, brains, spleen and tripe have good nutritive value. Waste products from the meat processing industries must be efficiently dealt with as the growth of these industries depends largely on waste management. Treated fish waste has found many applications among with which the most important are animal feed, biodiesel/biogas, dietetic products (chitosan) and cosmetics (collagen).
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