Animal food

Content Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (other articles)
Article Topics: Agriculture and food, Consumer issues, Human health and Animals and society
This article has been reviewed and approved by the following Topic Editor: Sylvio G. Codella (other articles)
Last Updated: November 26, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) defines Animal Food as:

Any article intended for use as food for dogs, cats, or other animals derived wholly, or in part, from the carcass or parts or products of the carcass of any livestock, except that the term animal food as used herein does not include:

  • Processed dry animal food or
  • Livestock or poultry feeds manufactured from processed livestock byproducts (such as meatmeal tankage, meat and bonemeal, bloodmeal, and feed grade animal fat).

 

Citation
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Content source); Sylvio G. Codella (Topic Editor). 2008. "Animal food." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 26, 2008; Retrieved November 21, 2009]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Animal_food>
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