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Process for the aerobic conversion of poultry manure into high‐protein feedstuff
Author(s) -
Shuler M. L.,
Roberts E. D.,
Mitchell D. W.,
Kargi F.,
Austic R. E.,
Henry A.,
Vashon R.,
Seeley H. W.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260210103
Subject(s) - ingredient , pseudomonas fluorescens , food science , chemistry , by product , microbiology and biotechnology , pulp and paper industry , biochemistry , biology , bacteria , engineering , genetics
A two‐stage aerobic continuous process is suggested for the conversion of poultry waste into a single‐cell protein (SCP) product. The technical feasibility of the process is examined in this paper. Using bench‐scale apparatus the approximate growth kinetics have been discovered. Possible modes of product recovery have been examined. The product consists primarily of a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens which has a lysine‐rich (∼9.3%) amino acid profile that could make this product an attractive feed ingredient for poultry diets.