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Who processes the harvested feathers and down?

 
The bedfeather manufacturers purchase down and feathers as by-products of the slaughtering. These bedfeather-processing companies are grouped together statistically in the industrial sector called “slaughtering of poultry – processing of the animal by-products” and must be provided with a certificate of admission issued by a competent veterinary authority to operate.
 
 
The bedfeather manufacturers purchase down and feathers as by-products of the slaughtering. These bedfeather-processing companies are grouped together statistically in the industrial sector called “slaughtering of poultry – processing of the animal by-products” and must be provided with a certificate of admission issued by a competent veterinary authority to operate.
 
Source: Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
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How is the filling material produced?

 
Ca. 98% of the amount of waterfowl feathers and down produced world-wide are harvested after the slaughtering of the fowl – as a by-product of the poultrymeat production. The consumers are mainly demanding young and tender poultrymeat. Therefore, the animals are usually slaughtered around the time of their first moulting.
 
 
Ca. 98% of the amount of waterfowl feathers and down produced world-wide are harvested after the slaughtering of the fowl – as a by-product of the poultrymeat production. The consumers are mainly demanding young and tender poultrymeat. Therefore, the animals are usually slaughtered around the time of their first moulting.
 
Source: Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
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How can I distinguish feathers and down, which have been obtained from live animals from those which have been harvested after the animals being slaughtered?

For an expert it is quite simple to make such a distinction when examining the raw material. Once the feathers have been processed, however, it is impossible to make this distinction.
 
For an expert it is quite simple to make such a distinction when examining the raw material. Once the feathers have been processed, however, it is impossible to make this distinction.
 
Source: Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
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Are birds especially bred because of their plumage?

 
Usually, neither ducks nor geese are being bred or kept for the sole purpose of gathering down and feathers. For thousands of years, poultry has been part of human nutrition and has been kept mainly for this purpose. Down and feathers are a natural by-product of the poultrymeat industry or the poultry farming, respectively.
 
 
Usually, neither ducks nor geese are being bred or kept for the sole purpose of gathering down and feathers. For thousands of years, poultry has been part of human nutrition and has been kept mainly for this purpose. Down and feathers are a natural by-product of the poultrymeat industry or the poultry farming, respectively.
 
Source: Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
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Which are the characteristic features of feathers and down being used as filing material?

Down and feathers from waterfowl (geese and ducks) are a unique natural resource. They are used as filling material for quilts, pillows and clothing as they offer a combination of qualities such as breathability, humidity transport and thermal insulation together with a low weight. These special features contribute to the homogeneous distribution of feathers and down inside the quilt as well as to the fact that already small amounts of feathers and down are sufficient for the filling of a quilt.
 
Down and feathers from waterfowl (geese and ducks) are a unique natural resource. They are used as filling material for quilts, pillows and clothing as they offer a combination of qualities such as breathability, humidity transport and thermal insulation together with a low weight. These special features contribute to the homogeneous distribution of feathers and down inside the quilt as well as to the fact that already small amounts of feathers and down are sufficient for the filling of a quilt.
 
Source: Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
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