As part of the International Poultry Expo's educational offerings, the National Renderers Association will hold a two-day program on Rendering Quality Feed Ingredients. The program is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 26-27, 2012 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. All registered Expo attendees are eligible to attend the International Rendering Symposium for an additional $150.

The U.S. rendering industry collects and safely processes more than 50 billion pounds of animal byproducts each year. Rendering is the process of converting these materials into fats and proteins used in animal feed. The rendering industry provides services for the safe collection of these materials, transports the materials in bio-secure, leak-proof trucks and uses heat (240 to 290° F) to dehydrate and separate the fat and solid materials.

This program session will focus on the quality and safety of rendered products. Building on a background of the industry and its markets, globally recognized speakers will describe process control methods, microbiological controls, current research, and useful details on using rendered products in high quality diets for various species.