Methods for producing pet food from animals may utilize a multi-step process including a first processing system that may include at least a heating step through use of a steam jacketed tube system and a draining step to squeeze out the oils. Grinding and pre-breaking may first be used to break the fat/whole animal into pieces. The protein may be cooked in the first processing system, and a second processing system may cook the protein with hot water in the second heating step. The second processing system may wash impurities out of the protein and subject the protein to a high intensity flame that may burn off foreign matter, and/or microbes. The protein may be dried and may produce pet food for consumption by pets.

Methods for producing pet food from animals may utilize a multi-step process including a first processing system that may include at least a heating step through use of a steam jacketed tube system and a draining step to squeeze out the oils. Grinding and pre-breaking may first be used to break the fat/whole animal into pieces. The protein may be cooked in the first processing system, and a second processing system may cook the protein with hot water in the second heating step. The second processing system may wash impurities out of the protein and subject the protein to a high intensity flame that may burn off foreign matter, and/or microbes. The protein may be dried and may produce pet food for consumption by pets.

Provided herein are poultry diets containing phytase polypeptides or fragments thereof wherein the diet contains no or substantially no inorganic phosphate.

Provided herein are poultry diets containing phytase polypeptides or fragments thereof wherein the diet contains no or substantially no inorganic phosphate.

Provided is a weight-control pet food that is used for the purpose of controlling body weight while diminishing loss of muscle mass that has a water content of less than (25)% and that has with respect to the total mass of the pet food a protein content of (20) mass % or more in terms of dry matter and an isolated soybean protein content of (5)-(30) mass % in terms of dry matter.

Provided is a powder body obtained from a water-containing organic matter having a moisture content of 20% or less, a bacterial count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria of 10.sup.5/g or less, and a maximum exothermic peak by a differential thermal analysis method of 300° C. or higher.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an attapulgite-based pH-responsive antibacterial material, including: directly spraying a natural aldehyde-based antibacterial agent onto an attapulgite powder under stirring, and constantly stirring the attapulgite powder for 20-30 min; grinding the attapulgite powder in a ball mill for 30-60 min to obtain a ground attapulgite powder; placing the ground attapulgite powder in a stirred tank, and spraying a chitosan-citric acid aqueous solution onto the ground attapulgite powder; after spraying, constantly stirring the ground attapulgite powder for 30-120 min; and finally drying the ground attapulgite powder to obtain a dried attapulgite powder, sieving the dried attapulgite powder to obtain a sieved attapulgite powder, and packaging the sieved attapulgite powder to obtain the antibacterial material.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an attapulgite-based pH-responsive antibacterial material, including: directly spraying a natural aldehyde-based antibacterial agent onto an attapulgite powder under stirring, and constantly stirring the attapulgite powder for 20-30 min; grinding the attapulgite powder in a ball mill for 30-60 min to obtain a ground attapulgite powder; placing the ground attapulgite powder in a stirred tank, and spraying a chitosan-citric acid aqueous solution onto the ground attapulgite powder; after spraying, constantly stirring the ground attapulgite powder for 30-120 min; and finally drying the ground attapulgite powder to obtain a dried attapulgite powder, sieving the dried attapulgite powder to obtain a sieved attapulgite powder, and packaging the sieved attapulgite powder to obtain the antibacterial material.

The present invention relates to use of preferably fully hydrogenated soybean oil for manufacturing a particulate feed additive that is resistant to heat induced caking The mixture of the invention comprises hydrogenated soybean oil and thymol, wherein the weight ratio between hydrogenated soybean oil and thymol is from 10:1 to 1:1 and/or wherein the mixture comprises 5-30 weight-% of thymol, based on the total weight of the mixture. Preferably, the mixture is shaped as particles by spray chilling. The particles are then used as a feed additive. The feed additive may be a premix.

The present invention relates to use of preferably fully hydrogenated soybean oil for manufacturing a particulate feed additive that is resistant to heat induced caking The mixture of the invention comprises hydrogenated soybean oil and thymol, wherein the weight ratio between hydrogenated soybean oil and thymol is from 10:1 to 1:1 and/or wherein the mixture comprises 5-30 weight-% of thymol, based on the total weight of the mixture. Preferably, the mixture is shaped as particles by spray chilling. The particles are then used as a feed additive. The feed additive may be a premix.