Animal Food Manufacturing

Animal Food Manufacturing establishments produce feed and food formulated for animal consumption by combining raw ingredients such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products. The key distinction is that these establishments begin with ingredients and combine them into finished animal feed products, whereas Grain and Oilseed Milling establishments process grains and oilseeds into intermediate products like flour, meal, and oils that may then be used as inputs by animal food manufacturers. Animal Food Manufacturing differs from Dairy Product Manufacturing, which processes milk and milk-based inputs, and from meat processing activities classified in Animal Slaughtering and Processing.