A B.C. whey and milk protein processor will run a pilot project to make dairy byproducts into ingredients for livestock feed and pet food.
Vitalus Nutrition of Abbotsford on Friday announced the pilot project, along with $220,090 in federal government funding through the Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program to support it.
Vitalus, which makes whey protein concentrates, whey protein isolates and milk protein concentrates for food use, recently wrapped up a feasibility study, also with ACAAF funding, that confirmed it can make viable feed ingredients from the “excess liquid materials” created during dairy production.
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The protein-based excess usually ends up in municipal sewers, the federal agriculture department said in a release Friday. Vitalus plans to use roller dryer technology to make new feed options out of what’s usually a disposal challenge for dairy processors.
“This project will produce benefits not only for Vitalus but to the local municipality, the dairy industry and ultimately the end user of the new products as a result of this new added value activity,” said Vitalus president Philip Vanderpol in the government’s release.
