Pet food production is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide valued at $91 billion dollars in 2018 (1). Gone are the days of feeding your pet scraps from the table; pet food today is carefully formulated to provide healthy diets, avoid allergies, and provide variety. With the increasing value of pet food comes increased…
Meat preservation has been used by civilizations for thousands of years to provide a longterm protein source that won’t spoil during storage or travel. The preservation of meat through curing dates to antiquity, often discovered through accidental mishandling of meat. The most common methods used to cure meat include salting, brining, smoking, and drying. All…
INTRODUCTION The global feed industry is a cornerstone of modern animal agriculture, supplying nutritionally balanced feeds to support livestock, poultry, aquaculture, and companion animals across diverse production systems. Valued at hundreds of billions of dollars annually, the industry spans a complex supply chain that converts grains, oilseeds, forages, and by-products into safe, high quality feedstuffs…
