Pre-slaughter manipulation - Project Management

Summary

Conventional co-products of animal slaughter contribute a significant amount of revenue to the producer and processor and the potential exists to further increase the profitability of the industry by developing high value bioactive co-products. Conventional co-products tend however to be commodity products and are subject to commodity pricing. 

The need exists to identify ways in which the red meat industry can increase its share of the profits within the valuable bioactive co-product industry. In order to secure a larger share of the added value the industry must be able to add some further value. In a competitive environment this requires an understanding of how increases in the value of the bioactive to the end user can be effected by actions taken on farm or during processing.