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Getting micro-ingredients in the pellet

Adding micro-ingredients to animal feed demands the highest possible degree of precision in order to obtain the right effect in each ration. Adding too many micro-ingredients wastes valuable additives while adding too few micro-ingredients or not utilising them effectively will not have the required results. Ingrid van der Sterren explains how a vacuum coater fits into this process.

This article can also be found at Feed Tech, volume 10, no. 5


Keywords: Diet formulation, vacuum coating, micro-ingredients

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