| A | B |
| Edible | products that are consumable by humans |
| Inedible | products that are not consumable for human consumption |
| Variety meats | edible products originating from organs and body parts other than the carcass. |
| Tripe | comes from the lining of the stomach |
| Sweetbread | the thymus gland |
| lard and tallow | edible products produced from fat |
| hide | beef hide weighing more than 30 lbs |
| skins | beef hide weighing less than 30 lbs |
| pelts | skins from sheep with the wool left on |
| keds | external parasites |
| rendering industry | recycles offal, fat, bone, meat scraps, and entire animal carcasses |
| poultry by-product meal(PBPM) | a high source of protein that is consists of slaughtered poultry |
| compost | an approved method of disposing of dead animals |