Mitloehner is the author of a 2009 study on the topic of livestock and climate change.[15] Five percent of the funds for said study were provided by the livestock industry, according to a press release by Mitloehner's university.[16][17] FAO cites him as a representative of the International Feed Industry Federation,[18] whose "vision is to provide a unified voice and leadership to represent and promote the global feed industry as an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe, nutritious and affordable food for a growing world population."[19]