The book “Abattoir practices and animal products technology” is prepared as per the textbook standard for undergraduate students of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry in the Veterinary Colleges and Universities. Besides, this book will be helpful for competitive and post-graduate entrance exams. The various aspects of abattoir management, stress-related issues, the slaughter of food animals, grading of carcasses, technology for by-product utilization, organic waste management, HACCP for the abattoir, and wool processing are elaborated under different chapters. This book will surely serve as a ready reckoner on all aspects of slaughterhouse practices and byproducts utilization for the academicians, veterinarians, slaughterhouse management personnel, municipal officials, policymakers, meat industry officials, and other readers in the field of meat science and technology. Contents: 1. Importance of Hygienic Slaughter House 2. Layout and Management of Rural, Urban and Modern Abattoirs 3. BIS Standards on Organization and Layout of Abattoirs 4. Pre Slaughter Care, Handling, and Transport of Meat Animals, Including Poultry 5. Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Meat Animals 6. Slaughtering and Dressing of Carcasses 7. Grading, Evaluation, Dressing, and Fabrication of Carcasses, including Poultry 8. Abattoir Byproducts: Meat, Bone, Fish Meal, and by-products of Pharmaceutical Value 9. Skin and Hides: Methods of Flaying, Defects, and Preservation 10. Management of Organic Wastes Emanating from Animal Industries, Fallen Animals,and Abattoir Effluent 11. HACCP Concepts in Abattoir Management 12. Introduction to Wool, Fur, Pelt, and Specialty Fibers Concerning the Processing Industry 13. Glossary of Terms of Wool Processing 14. Primary Structure and Development of the Wool Follicle 15. Post Shearing Operations of Wool, Classification, and Grading of Wool, Physical and Chemical Properties of Wool 16. Impurity of Wool, Factors Influencing the Quality of Wool 17. A Brief Outline of Processing of Wool, Tests for Identification of Wool.