Poultry is the clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts or whole carcasses of poultry or a combination thereof, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet and entrails. It shall be suitable for use in animal food. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind, it must correspond thereto. If the bone has been removed, the process may be so designated by use of the appropriate feed term. (Proposed 1978, Adopted 1979, Amended 1995, Amended 1997) (Back to Top.)

Poultry By-Product Meal* consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices. The label shall include guarantees for minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber, minimum Phosphorus (P), and minimum and maximum calcium (Ca). The Calcium (Ca) level shall not exceed the actual level of phosphorus (P) by more than 2.2 times. If the product bears a name descriptive of its kind, the name must correspond thereto. (Proposed) 1985, Adopted 100-. Amended 2000)
IFN 5-03-798 Poultry by-product meal rendered. (Back to Top.)

Hydrolyzed Poultry Feathers is the product resulting from the treatment under pressure of clean, undecomposed feathers from slaughtered poultry, free of additives, and/or accelerators. Not less than 75% of its crude protein content must be digestible by the pepsin digestibility method.** (Proposed 1961, Adopted 1965.)
IFN 5-03-795 Poultry feathers meal hydrolyzed (Back to Top.)

Poultry Hatchery by Product is a mixture of eggshells, infertile and unhatched eggs, and culled chicks which have been cooked, dried, and ground, with or without removal of part of the fat. (Adopted 1957.)
IFN 5-03-796 Poultry hatchery by-product meal (Back to Top.)

Dried Poultry Litter(DPL) means a processed animal waste product composed of a processed combination of feces from commercial poultry together with litter that was present in the floor production of poultry, which has been artificially dehydrated to a moisture content not in excess of 15.0%. It shall contain not less than 18.0% crude protein, and not more than 25.0% crude fiber, 20.0% ash, and 4.0% feathers. (Adopted 1982.)
IFN 5-05-587 Poultry manure and litter dehydrated (Back to Top.)

Poultry Meal is the dry rendered product from a combination of clean flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts of whole carcasses of poultry or a combination thereof, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet, and entrails. It shall be suitable for use in animal food. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind, it must correspond thereto. (Proposed 1988, Adopted 1992) (Back to Top.)

Dried Poultry Waste(DPW) means a processed animal waste product composed primarily of feces from commercial poultry, which has been thermally dehydrated to a moisture content not in excess of 15.0%. It shall contain not less than 18.0% crude protein, and not more than 15.0% crude fiber, 30.0% ash, and 1.0% feathers. (Adopted 1982.) (Back to Top.)

Dried Poultry Waste, NPN Extracted means a processed animal waste product composed primarily of feces from commercial poultry which has been processed to remove part or all of the equivalent crude protein, NPN as urea and/or uric acid and which has been thermally dehydrated to a moisture content not in excess of 15.0%. It shall contain not less than11.0% crude protein, and not more than 15.0% crude fiber, 30.0% ash, and 1.0% feathers. (Adopted 1982)
IFN 4-070255 Poultry manure non-protein nitrogen extracted dehydrated
(Back to Top.)

Egg Shell Meal is a mixture of eggshells, shell membranes and egg content obtained by drying the residue from an egg breaking plant in a dehydrator to an end product temperature of 180 F. It must be designated according to its protein and calcium content. (Prop. 1975, Adopted 1982) (Back to Top.)

Egg Product is product obtained from egg graders, egg breakers and/or hatchery operations that is dehydrated, handled as liquid, or frozen. These shall be labeled as per USDA regulations governing eggs and egg products (7CFR, Part 59). This product shall be free of shells or other non-egg materials except in such amounts which might occur unavoidably in good processing practices, and contain a maximum ash content of 6% on a dry matter basis. (Proposed 1991, Adopted 1996.) (Back to Top.)

Hydrolyzed Whole Poultry (Tentative) is the product resulting from the hydrolyzation of whole carcasses of culled or dead, undecomposed, poultry including feathers, heads, feet, entrails, undeveloped eggs, blood and any other specific portions of the carcass. The product must be consistent with the actual proportions of whole poultry and must be free of added parts; including, but not limited to entrails, blood or feathers. The poultry may be fermented as a part of the manufacturing process. The product shall be processed in such a fashion as to make it suitable for animal food, including heating (boiling at 212 F, or 100 C at sea level, for 30 minutes; dry extrusion at a minimum temperature of 284 F or 140 C for 30 seconds with a pressure differential of approximately 40 atmospheres as the product exits the extruder; or their equivalents) and agitating (except in steam cooking equipment). The product may if acid or alkaline treated, be subsequently neutralized. If the product bears a name descriptive of its kind, the name must correspond thereto. (Proposed 1995, Adopted 1997, Amended 2000)
(Back to Top.)

Animal (Poultry) Fat is obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids or other materials obtained from fats. It must contain, and be guaranteed for, not less than 90% total fatty acids, not more than 2.5% unsaponifiable matter, and not more than 1% insoluble impurities. Maximum free fatty acids and moisture must also be guaranteed. If the product bears a name descriptive of its kind or origin; i.e., "beef", "pork", "poultry", it must correspond thereto. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". (Proposed 1989)
IFN 4-00-409 Animal poultry fat (Back to Top.)

Hydrolyzed Poultry Fat is obtained in the fat processing procedures commonly used in edible fat processing or soap making. It consists predominately of fatty acids and must contain, and be guaranteed for, not less than 85% total fatty acids, not more than 6% unsaponifiable matter, and not more than 1% insoluble impurities. Maximum moisture must also be guaranteed. Its source must be stated in the product name; i.e., "hydrolyzed animal fat", "hydrolyzed vegetable fat", or "hydrolyzed animal and vegetable fat". If an antioxidant(s) is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". (Proposed 1989)
IFN 4-00-376 Animal fat hydrolyzed, IFN 4-05-076 Vegetable oil hydrolyzed
(Back to Top.)

Fat Product, Feed Grade is any fat product which does not meet the definitions for animal fat, vegetable fat or oil, hydrolyzed fat or fat ester. It must be sold on its individual specifications which will include the minimum percentage of total fatty acids, the maximum percentage of unsaponifiable matter, the maximum percentage of insoluble impurities, the maximum percentage of free fatty acids and moisture. The above listed specifications must be guaranteed on the label. If an antioxidant(s) is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". ) Proposed 1989)
IFN 4-00-414 Animal vegetable fat product (Back to Top.)