Feed Pelleting Reference Guide
Everything you need to know about feed pelleting in a convenient, downloadable guide, from sources you trust. The FREE Feed Pelleting Reference Guide is from WATT Global Media and K-State University, as individual, topical PDF files within each of the six sections of the guide.
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Section 1: Introduction to Feed Pelleting
- History of pelleting
- Extrusion and other terminal agglomeration technologies
- Pellet mill design
- Pellet mill die and roll design
- Pellet line layout and design: A systems approach
Section 2: Conditioning
- Principles of mash conditioning
- Critical steps in mash conditioning
- Steam generation, control and quality for feed manufacturing
- Atmospheric conditioning
Section 3: Manufacturing considerations
- Grinding considerations when pelleting livestock feeds
- Mixing considerations when pelleting livestock feeds
- Matching product to cooling process
- Post-pellet liquid application systems
- Process control variables, instrumentation and automation of pelleting lines
Section 4: Ingredient considerations
- Binding and functional characteristics of ingredients
- Stability of vitamins in pelleting
- Phosphate sources in pelleting
- Considerations for pelleting for aquaculture
Section 5: Pellet durability
- Factors affecting pellet quality
- Measuring the physical quality of pellets
- Pellet crumbles: Reducing granule size while minimizing fines
- Maximizing pellet quality during load-out and delivery
Section 6: Troubleshooting