# Changing the narrative around animal byproducts for pet food | 2021-01-29  | Pet Food Processing

> An industry presentation at the AFIA Pet Food Conference argued that rendered animal ingredients and byproducts are valuable for pet food and sustainability. Speaker Ansen Pond of Pilgrim's/JBS USA cited that about 49% of cattle, 37% of poultry and 44% of swine raw materials are inedible for human food.

- Date: 2021-01-29 · published 2021-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49260-changing-the-narrative-around-animal-byproducts-for-pet-food-2021-01-29-pet
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

The article describes a nutrition and sustainability argument for rendered ingredients rather than a new supply or demand shift, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral

## Sources

- petfoodprocessing.net: https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/articles/14436-changing-the-narrative-around-animal-byproducts-for-pet-food

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