Galen J. Rokey

Galen Rokey is the process manager for the pet food applications group within Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., a supplier of extrusion and dryer process hardware and technology for the food and feed industries.

Optimization of feed processing energy sources

Aquatic feeds, pet foods and livestock feeds are often extrusion-cooked to pasteurize and shape the formulated recipe into a unique form for optimal feeding. Every application of extrusion cooking requires a certain level of energy inputs to achieve the desired technical qualities in the final product.

Costs averaged from utility prices in the countries of Brazil, United States, Taiwan and Thailand. | Thermal energy values are the average industry cost to generate enough steam to supply 1 million kilojoules of energy. Mechanical energy costs are based on the per-kilowatt costs to generate enough electricity to supply 1 million kilojoules of energy.

Better pellets with preconditioning

Integrators usually operate the mills at full capacity and outputs rather than trying to obtain the optimum pellet quality.

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Rethinking swine starters: focus on novel processing techniques

Choosing specific processing technology can optimize conditions for best pig performance.

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