ASSESSMENT OF POULTRY FEATHER WASTE AS A FEED INGREDIENT FOR ANIMAL FEED AND ITS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: A CASE STUDY ON NORTH DAHAK CITY

Abstract

As the demand of chicken consumption is high and rising, the amount of poultry market waste is also increasing by multiple times, which creates an alarming situation of polluting environment. By processing this waste into feather meal and poultry waste meal, manufacturers can contribute to meet the demand of protein for feed production and establishing a pricing structure. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the present scenario of poultry feather waste, how to use it as an animal feed ingredient and its business opportunity. A survey was conducted in the 21 randomly selected poultry markets of Dhaka North City Corporation. Samples of feather and poultry waste were collected for laboratory analysis. The results found that in general in each shop producing 100 kg poultry wastes among which 2 kg is feather waste. It was estimated that Dhaka North City producing 473.7 tons of poultry waste among which 8.7 tons are feather, that are discarded as waste (survey data). Simplified processing techniques for feather meal has been developed. It was observed that 1 kilogram of feather waste can produce about 500 grams of product, presenting a considerable economic opportunity in comparison to other feed ingredients. Furthermore, the generated product has a high nutritional value while having no negative environmental impact. Proximate analysis showed that the final product contained Moisture 11.25%, Crude Protein 86.53%, Total Ash 7.31%, Crude fiber 0.73%, Crude Fat 5.03%. The total cost of producing per kilogram of feather meal is about 28 BDT which is much lower than present market price (60 BDT). There is opportunity to create yearly 1 million US$ business from the wasted feather in Dhaka city. Thus, using market waste for feather meal production could be a new opportunity to convert waste into resource and significant contribute to economy of the country significant