Feather protein hydrolysis

Biosolutions are your key to extracting protein hydrolysates from feathers as valuable sources of protein for pet food and animal feed.

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The challenge of making feather proteins digestible

Every year, millions of tons of valuable poultry feathers go to waste. Feathers from poultry slaughter can comprise 5–7% of poultry body weight, posing a waste management problem. Containing 80–90% keratin, feathers could be an excellent source of protein for producers of animal feed and pet food. But poor digestibility of feather proteins has limited their market potential. Through biosolutions, we have the science to change this and the scale to deliver.

Turn feathers into profit with biosolutions

Create high-quality feather meal
Enzymatic hydrolysis efficiently breaks down the feather proteins to make them digestible, delivering accessible nutrition for animal feed and pet food.
Save time, energy and costs
The enzymatic process uses mild cooking conditions, saving energy and time. You can reduce cooking temperatures and save 10–15% on energy costs compared to standard steam pressure cooking. Enzymes also efficiently tackle fat balls, which require time- and energy-consuming sieve separation.
Design your ideal feather protein solution
Working with us, you can design your ideal feather protein hydrolysate and a process that yields the most profit. Demand for more protein sources is growing, along with rigorous quality and digestibility requirements. Feather hydrolysis is a sustainable way to get more from your co-products.