Animal Feed Technical Articles
Article published the March 22, 2018:
Pellet Quality
For purposes of this paper, pellet quality will be equated to the ability of pellets to withstand repeated handling without excessive breakage or fines generation. There are many factors that af...
Article published the March 22, 2018:
Particle Size
Optimum particle size for best pelleting results has been a matter of controversy for almost as long as feeds have been pelleted. Young (1960) found no significant differences in pellet durabilit...
Article published the March 15, 2018:
1. Introduction
Livestock production is an important component of agricultural activities in Pakistan, which has a strong agrarian base with vast tracts of cultivable land. Livestock including poultry contribu...
Article published the March 13, 2018:
Introduction
The global aquaculture production of food fish has increased tremendously over the last decade, reaching 62.7 million metric tonnes in 2011 or about 40.1% of world total fish production [1]. Asian...
Article published the March 8, 2018:
Introduction
Poultry meat being a high quality animal protein source plays significant role in maintaining the health and nutrition of the people (Shahzad et al., 2011). Along with broilers, 35.4 million spe...
Article published the March 8, 2018:
Feed operation counts around 60% to 65% of poultry operation. One needs to produce consistency in quality and quantity throughout 24 hrs, 7/12 and 365 days a year. And that’s the reason various controls i...
Article published the March 1, 2018:
Introduction
There has recently been an increase in competition among ingredients used in the manufacture of livestock feed. There is consequently a great need for alternatives that can supply in the high dema...
Article published the March 1, 2018:
Introduction
Currently, the increasing demand for specific quality wheat by the milling sector and the food industry points out the necessity of obtaining wheat lots with high and homogeneous technological qua...
Article published the February 22, 2018:
Introduction
Due to increases in population, income and living standards, consumers’ demand shifts to higher quality, various, and more poultry meat consumption. The poultry industry is presently studyin...
Article published the February 22, 2018:
1. The problem of postharvest food waste and toxicity
A central issue for the 21st century is to continue to feed the growing human population in a sustainable manner, while accommodating the effects of climat...