The role of fat processing and rendering in the European Union animal production industry

Biotechnology, Agronomy and Society and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-294

  Woodgate, Stephen ^a   van der Veen, Johan ^a  

^a European Fat Processors and Renderers Association (EFPRA) Standing technical group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal by products; Fat processing; Food and feed industry; Rendering

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745630246     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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