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Factors that Affect Pellet Quality: A Review

Published: May 18, 2017
Summary
1. Introduction Pelleting is the most used thermal processing method in poultry industry. The aim of pelleting processing is to agglomerate ingredients particles by mechanical action, in combination with moisture, pressure and temperature. Broilers fed pelleted diets present greater feed intake, better feed conversion ratio and greater weight gain [1-3]. The positive effect of pelleting on bro...
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Keysuke Muramatsu
dsm-firmenich
Andréia Massuquetto
Tectron Saude Animal
Fabiano Dahlke
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
Alex Maiorka
Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
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Alagbe olujimi John
29 de mayo de 2017
Excellent work, pelleting of livestock feed reduce wastage thereby reducing the cost of production.
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Ing Oliver Fsadni
ANDREWS FEEDS
27 de junio de 2017
Has any research been carried out on the effect of cooling on the pellet's durability?
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Haitham Mohamed Refaei
20 de enero de 2019

Just a question: I want to know what is the ideal steam entrance and how many par is perfect.

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Hamani Bachir
26 de julio de 2019

Attention must been taken to water-soluble vitamins, which are few quantity and can be lost during cooling period.

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Manuel Ruiz
23 de marzo de 2020
Excellent Summary.
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