Today Veterinary came (read James Herriot). She came to see Fivla who has been very lack-lustre for a few weeks. Not even whiffling when she sees her morning bucket. What is wrong? So t’veterinary took loads of blood to test for all things endocrine as well as a “geriatric profile”. Fivla is 27 years old […]
EU feed and pet food sectors concerned about use of fit-for-feed animal fat in biofuels
Even though category 3 animal fats are not mentioned in Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as feedstocks for sustainable biofuels, they are increasingly being used and marketed as such, said Alice Tempel Costa, technical director, FEDIAF. Data from EFPRA, the group representing the European animal by-product processing sector, shows that the demand […]
Edible Animal Fat Market to Hit $64.7 Bn, Globally, by 2031 at 4.5% CAGR: Allied Market Research
Edible animal fats offer essential fats and calories and help in absorption of fat-soluble vitamins including A, D, E, and K. These factors fuel the growth of the global edible animal fat market. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, “Edible animal fat Market by Type (Butter, […]
Hoxton Farms raises $22 million for cultivated animal fat
Funding by Collaborative Fund, a backer of Beyond Meat Money to help build pilot facility in London’s Shoreditch Comes amid concern over farming’s environmental impact Oct 20 (Reuters) – London-based Hoxton Farms said on Thursday it had raised $22 million from investors to build a pilot plant to produce animal fat from stem cells, aiming […]
Does this Fur Make Me Look Fat?
The answer is… um… yeah. You look fat, kitty. But that’s not your fault. You have the heaviest coat of any cat, because you live in some of the coldest places on earth; Mongolia and Siberia. Brrrrr. In Mongolia temperatures can fall to -57 degrees and kill millions of livestock animals. But cold doesn’t kill Pallas’ cat. Photo […]