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Animal by-products (ABPs) are materials of animal origin that people do not consume. ABPs include among others: | Animal by-products (ABPs) are materials of animal origin that people do not consume. ABPs include among others: | ||
Animal feed - e.g. based on fishmeal and processed animal protein | * Animal feed - e.g. based on fishmeal and processed animal protein | ||
Organic fertilisers and soil improvers - e.g. manure, guano etc | * Organic fertilisers and soil improvers - e.g. manure, guano etc | ||
Technical products - e.g. pet food, hides and skins for leather, wool, blood for producing diagnostic tools | * Technical products - e.g. pet food, hides and skins for leather, wool, blood for producing diagnostic tools | ||
Carcasses of fallen stock on farms, pet animals and wild animals that are suspected of being diseased. | * Carcasses of fallen stock on farms, pet animals and wild animals that are suspected of being diseased. | ||
In the EU, over 20 million tons of ABPs emerge annually from slaughterhouses, plants producing food for human consumption, dairies and as fallen stock from farms. | In the EU, over 20 million tons of ABPs emerge annually from slaughterhouses, plants producing food for human consumption, dairies and as fallen stock from farms. |