A new feed processing technique has been developed which enables the use of high amounts of unground cereals in pelleted and/or crumbled poultry feeds. The documented benefits of this procedure include improved feed utilisation; better technical qual...

01 dec 2001

How long feed pellets sustain in water before falling apart – the water durability – is a significant physical property of today’s industrial shrimp feed. Pellets with insufficient water durability not only remain in water unconsumed but also contri...

01 jun 2001

Developing a full understanding of pellet quality and the factors that influence it is still fertile ground for research and idea development. As new ingredients become available and equipment and technological advances occur, a thorough understandi...

01 may 2001

Developing a full understanding of pellet quality and the factors that influence it is still fertile ground for research and idea development. As new ingredients become available and equipment and technological advances occur, a thorough understanding o...

01 may 2001

The external physical properties of shrimp feed have a huge variety, but their necessity is questionable. Results of relevant trials have proven that juvenile Penaeus monodon develop substantially better on pelleted starter feed than on crumbled fee...

01 apr 2001

Very often when production capacity, or rather the capacity of the pellet press, starts to show shortcomings, the immediate action is to look for an additional pellet press line. There is, however, an alternative route – and a less expensive one, ...

01 jun 2000

The use of phytase in animal feed still shows some practical difficulties. There is an important influence of process parameters: the die, the conditioning  temperature and time, the feed composition. As the parameters can differ from one production uni...

01 may 2000

Feed manufacturers are increasingly using some sort of conditioning device to improve the pelleting abilities of a feed mash before pelleting. A preconditioner is an extra investment, so preconditioning must improve quality or increase profits. Pelletin...

01 may 2000