Meat meal is a byproduct of the rendering industry made from animal offal and other meat parts from slaughterhouses and butcher shops. It is an excellent source of protein, though lower quality than fish meal or soybean meal. Meat meal production involves cooking raw materials to separate oil, crushing the solids, and drying them into a final product. It provides highly available minerals and proteins when added to animal feed and improves feed palatability, though its use is restricted in ruminant feeding due to disease transmission risks.