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Effects of processing time and moisture content on amino acid composition and nitrogen characteristics of feather meal

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Amino acid content and in vitro protein digestibility and solubility of feather meal, as affected by varying lengths of processing time (30 to 70 min) and moisture content (50 to 70%), were studied by a multiple regression technique as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Animal Feed Science and Technology.The article was published on 1986-05-01. It has received 152 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Feather meal.

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Isolation, identification, and characterization of a feather-degrading bacterium.

TL;DR: A feather-degrading culture was enriched with isolates from a poultry waste digestor and adapted to grow with feathers as its primary source of carbon, sulfur, and energy, indicating a potential biotechnique for degradation and utilization of feather keratin.
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Biodegradation of keratin waste: Theory and practical aspects

TL;DR: This study reviews the current knowledge on the ecology and physiology of keratinolytic microorganisms and presents the biodegradation mechanism of native keratin, and methods of keratin waste biotransformation into products of practical industrial and natural value, especially composts, are discussed.
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Bacterial Keratinases: Useful Enzymes for Bioprocessing Agroindustrial Wastes and Beyond

TL;DR: The use of keratinases to enhance drug delivery in some tissues and hydrolysis of prion proteins arise as novel outstanding applications for these enzymes.
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Characterization of a new keratinolytic bacterium that completely degrades native feather keratin.

TL;DR: A novel feather-degrading microorganism was isolated from poultry waste, producing a high keratinolytic activity when cultured on broth containing native feather, and complete feather degradation was achieved during cultivation.
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Feather keratin hydrolysis by a Vibrio sp. strain kr2

TL;DR: Strain kr2 shows potential for use for biotechnological processes involving keratin hydrolysis, presenting similarities with that reported for feather lysate, feather meal and raw feathers.
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On the determination of cystine as cysteic acid.

TL;DR: In this article, a reduction agent was used to destroy the excess performic acid before the initial reaction, and the subsequent exposure of cysteic acid residues to bromine would not be likely to be detrimental.
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