Chicken is the most common animal protein source in pet food. There are a number of good reasons for the fact that chicken is the number 1 animal protein in pet food:
- abundant available volume globally
- Relatively easy specie with regard export health certification
- No religious sensitivity
- Excellent nutritional profile of the co-products
- Relatively low carbon footprint of based animal proteins
- Many global initiatives available with regard animal welfare (slow growing breeds, stocking density, outdoor access, etc.)
At IQI we focus on specialty and functional chicken products. This can vary from organic, free-range chicken, high protein chicken products, hydrolyzed chicken products, bio-functional chicken products (palatability, joint health, IgY, etc.), and techno functional chicken products (binding and gelling).
IQI offers a wide range of dried chicken products to the pet food industry. Our processing is typically done more gently than the classical rendering. Most products come from human-grade processing lines, whereby enzyme technology or a gentle cooking process is used to separate the fat. Spray drying or other low-temperature drying systems are used to make the final product shelf stable. All of our dried chicken products are stabilized with natural antioxidants, while ash levels are typically below 12%. Together with our supply partners, we can tailor product specifications to the customer’s needs and deliver certified products with regard to animal welfare.
EU certified
As confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), all of IQI's imported animal proteins from Europe which comply with EU Regulation 1069/2009, once further processed into petfood in the U.S. are eligible for export from the U.S. to the EU.
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