Resources

Listed below are links to articles, papers and related websites outside of Darling International that will provide additional technical information about our products and/or issues affecting the rendering industry. Some of these links will take you to websites outside of Darling’s management.

Papers, Books and Articles


”Managing Variability for MBM Discussed” from June 5, 2006 issue of Feedstuffs magazine, “Bottom Line” column by Bill Dudley-Cash. [Note: This article cites a presentation made by David Kirstein while he was Director of Technical Services for National By-Products, L.L.C. (“NBP”). On May 15, 2006, Darling International Inc. acquired the assets of NBP and David now holds the position of Director of Technical Services for Darling.]


“The Rendering Industry’s Biosecurity Contribution to Public and Animal Health” by Richard E. Breitmeyer, CA State Veterinarian; and C. Ross Hamilton, Ph.D, and David Kirstein, both of Darling International Inc; from the book Essential Rendering, David L. Meeker, Ph.D., M.B.A. editor, published by the National Renderers Association, the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF), and the Animal Protein Producers Industry (APPI).


“Does Rancidity, as Measured by Peroxide Value, Affect Animal Performance?,” discussion paper on the quality of fat and meat and bone meal, by C. Ross Hamilton, Ph.D, and David Kirstein, both of Darling International. Inc. April, 2008.


Related Websites:


National Renderers Association (“NRA”) Product Safety

American Feed Industry Association, Safe Feed/Safe Food

US Food and Drug Administration, CVM and Animal Food

Animal Protein Producers Industry, NRA, Biosecurity

American Meat Institute, Food Safety and Inspection

Beef Industry Food Safety Council, Food Safety Management

National Institute for Animal Agriculture, BSE Information

National Meat Association:, News

United States Dept of Agriculture, Agriculture