intraspecies cannibalism

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We understand that it is totally prohibited within the same animal species and not only for protein, but for all slaughterhouse by-products. Therefore, tallow cannot be used in ruminants, lard cannot be used in pigs, etc. According to the European Commission http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-04-107_en.pdf MEMO/04/107 Brussels, 6 May 2004 QUESTIONS And Answers on animal by-products Intra-species …

GPS reminder (or Espuny Index)

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The GPS of each quality appears in our information tables. This index is the most accurate and appropriate measure of fat unsaturation (gps = degree of peni-saturation). But how is it calculated? The % of each unsaturated fatty acid is multiplied by the square root of its number of double bonds. - All these products are added and the…