Circular bioeconomy: Animal by-products from livestock carcass processing

<p dir="ltr"><b>Implications</b></p><ul><li>Livestock carcass production systems (as opposed to dairy and egg production) have as their primary objective to produce meat for human consumption. This production is accompanied by by-products, which are either not consumable by humans or not appreciated (e.g., offals in certain regions).</li><li>By-products from meat production contain valuable components (e.g., protein, fat, minerals), which may be used by or recycled either directly to humans or in livestock feed, following specific processes (called rendering).</li><li>Rendered animal by-products can be used to replace other sources of nutrients such as plant-based proteins (e.g., soybean meal), calcium and phosphorus sources (mined sources), fat (e.g., oil from oilseed), maintaining these nutrients within the food chain and improving sustainability via circularity.</li><li>Advancements in the rendering sector resulting from the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis have allowed for the safe use of these by-products. However, a higher use of these valuable by-products is required in the context of circular bioeconomy.</li></ul><p></p>