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Keratinase Role in Management of Poultry Waste

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The poultry industry is one of the significant driving sectors in the food industry. On one hand, the enormous growth of this industry has boosted food safety. Still, on the other side, it also generates massive amounts of waste during various stages of food processing. Feathers, viscera, bones, and dead on arrival are some of the solid wastes which are generated. The poultry industry’s most abundant wastes include feathers with approximately 90% protein content, mainly keratin protein. Enzyme technology has been one of the solutions for converting these wastes into valuable products, for example, amino acids, peptides, and other bioactive compounds having a physiological role. For this bioconversion, a keratinase enzyme is of utmost importance. Different microbes, bacteria, and fungi can degrade the feathers by secreting keratinase enzyme. This chapter gives an overview of poultry waste management through enzyme keratinase, its structure, different sources of the enzyme, production methods, and the role of the keratinase enzyme in bioconverting poultry waste into valuable products.

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    Manish Soni

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Soni, M., Soni, A., Joshi, C.M., Chhimpa, S., Yadav, J. (2023). Keratinase Role in Management of Poultry Waste. In: Kashyap, B.K., Solanki, M.K. (eds) Current Research Trends and Applications in Waste Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3106-4_5

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