Feather meal is an animal protein, produced from fresh feathers from EU registered slaughterhouses. The meal is produced from category 3 raw material. In other words: the origin of the feather meal is from animals that have been slaughtered for human consumption. The meal is produced by carefully treating the feathers with pressure and steam only. Feather meal is used as a protein source for petfood, aqua feed, mink feed and fertilizers.