Chicken is the most common animal protein source in pet food. There are a number of good reasons for the fact that chicken is the number 1 animal protein in pet food:
- abundant available volume globally
- Relatively easy specie with regard export health certification
- No religious sensitivity
- Excellent nutritional profile of the co-products
- Relatively low carbon footprint of based animal proteins
- Many global initiatives available with regard animal welfare (slow growing breeds, stocking density, outdoor access, etc.)
At IQI we focus on specialty and functional chicken products. This can vary from organic, free-range chicken, high protein chicken products, hydrolyzed chicken products, bio-functional chicken products (palatability, joint health, IgY, etc.), and techno functional chicken products (binding and gelling).
In human cuisine, broths are famous for being a tasty source of collagen. Broth or bone broth is also regarded as a premium pet food ingredient. It is mostly used in wet pet food recipes and also applied as a liquid topper to pour on extruded kibbles. The collagen found in broth can help improve the skin and coat condition of pets, and reduce mobility problems related to bones, muscles, and cartilage. Chicken broth powder is produced by cooking the animal’s bones and defatting the derived soluble proteins. The liquid product is concentrated and then spray dried to form a broth powder. IQI pure chicken broth is of European origin and produced in a human-grade facility.
EU certified
As confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), all of IQI's imported animal proteins from Europe which comply with EU Regulation 1069/2009, once further processed into petfood in the U.S. are eligible for export from the U.S. to the EU.
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