Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Innovations
Animal feed is the food grown or developed for livestock and poultry. Animal feeds are produced by precisely choosing and blending ingredients to provide highly nutritional diets that both maintain the health of the animals and increase the quality of such end products as milk, meat, or eggs.
Chemical analysis, experimentation, and research by agricultural scientists have resulted in big improvements in animal diets.
There is a lot more to animal feed manufacturing than simply achieving a high level of production. Nutrition and health are closely linked to each other.
When animal feed companies formulate food rations, there is an rising attention for the development of immunity, the supportive effect on animal health and the removal of the need for antibiotics.
Developments in the field of animal health, and particularly the restrictions concerning conventional treatments for animal disease, require comprehensive research to be done.
Animals, in general, require the same nutrients as humans. Some feeds, such as pasture grasses, hay and silage crops, and certain grains, are grown specifically for animal feed manufacturers.
Other feeds, such as sugar beet pulp, brewers’ grains, and pineapple bran, are
by-products that remain after a food crop has been processed for human use.
Surplus food crops, such as wheat, other cereals, fruits, vegetables, and roots, may also be fed to animals.
Feed grains are the most important source of animal feed globally. The amount of grain used to produce the same unit of meat varies substantially.
Depending on the specific formulation, animal feed can contain up to 10 different components including protein, vitamins, carbohydrate, minerals and additives.
Growing populations, increased meat consumption, the need for higher quality ingredients and healthy eating are just some of the factors that influence animal nutrition technologies.
It’s all about high-quality feed that helps farmers and agriculture, and ultimately the end consumer. Innovative animal nutrition technologies serve both animal agriculture and the public consuming animal products.
It starts with Knowledge of the particular type of animal. Knowledge of how different nutrients interact with digestion and health. Knowledge of how environmental factors impact feed conversion efficiency. Knowledge of which blends of feed ingredients deliver the most cost-effective results.
Minerals in animal nutrition are used in the production of feed for both farm animals and pets. Mineral Salts can be classified into the following groups: Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Zinc, Potassium, Selenium.
Animal feed processing is the conversion of diverse raw agricultural feed ingredients into a single, homogenized form of feed, such as mash, pellet, and crumbles, among others.
Depending on the type of animal feed, the feed manufacturing process normally starts with the grinding process.
The grinding process of the raw bulk materials is to produce particle sizes that can be easily handled, blended and homogenized.
Pelleting is achieved by various methods but is mostly done by means of extrusion.
A hygienic processing environment is crucial during the entire process of the feed manufacturing to ensure high quality feed.
Within the global animal feed manufacturing industry, the manufacturing requirements are changing rapidly towards human food manufacturing standards.
Product quality, safety, process reliability and low operational cost are important aspects when selecting and designing feed processing equipment.
Vortex Global is pleased to announce a donation of slide gates and diverters that will optimize operations within the new Feed Technology Center at the University of Illinois and the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.
Read moreVICTAM and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia 2020 will open the doors of BITEC on March 24 – 26, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, with around 400 exhibitors and 17,800 square meters of exhibition space.
Read moreNuTech Biosciences, Inc., founded in 2010, manufactures nutritional supplements for the animal feed industry.
Read moreThe production of high quality animal feed and pet food is an important economic growth sector worldwide. As well as livestock feed, this sector also includes pet and sports animal nutrition.
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Hethon is a worldwide specialist in powder and liquid dosing, especially for substances that are difficult to dose.
Having 40 years of experience, Polimak provides bulk solids handling, conveying, storage, feeding, dosing, discharging, filling solutions from a single equipment to complete turnkey systems.
Since 1915, EXEN has been providing the best solution for clogging problems with our Pneumatic hammer "Air Knocker" and a wide range of flow aid devices. For material flow problems. No more banging!
Spec Engineering offers custom engineering solutions, providing the latest technology to manufacturers in the food, beverage, plastics, and chemical industries.
For over 60 years we have provided protection solutions that can suppress, isolate and vent combustible dust or vapor explosions in process industries.
Highly efficient industrial sieving, screening, sifting and separating solutions for processing bulk material. Hygienically designed, crevice free, constructed from FDA approved materials. ATEX rated as standard.
Progressive Products, optimizes pneumatic conveying systems by reducing waste and cost, minimizing downtime, and improving productivity with high-performing components.
Process automation systems for receipt-to-process bulk material transfer and Industrial Vacuum Cleaning Systems for high volume recovery of many materials including combustible dusts.
Individual advice and efficient solutions for the whole weighing technology process
Newson Gale; Manufacturers of static control equipment and solutions for hazardous area explosion protection in industrial processes.
WAMGROUP offers the one-stop-solution for Bulk Solids Handling & Processing and Waste Water Treatment Equipment.
Jenike & Johanson is the world's leading company in powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and storage technology
High-performance rotary valves and airlocks for metering, feeding, and airlock in bulk material processing and pneumatic conveying applications. Fully NFPA and OSHA compliant.
Smart Elbow® deflection elbows stop material from impacting the elbow wall, preventing: abrasive wear, degradation & heat-related build-up & plastic streamers. 45° & 90° in 1.25 to 18” dia.
Eastern Instruments feeders allow for both accurate, real-time flow measurement, as well as very precise control of flow rate and total for nearly perfect batching or blending.
REMBE® is a safety specialist in explosion safety and pressure relief. It provides customers in all industries with safety systems for their plants and equipment.
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron are system and equipment suppliers, including extruders, feeders, pneumatic conveying and components, who understand the importance of process efficiency.
Klinkenberg BV is specialized in internal transport and bulk handling using screw conveyors
International specialist in the world of bulk materials and process technology
Flexicon equipment conveys, conditions, discharges, fills, dumps and/or weigh batches powder and bulk materials dust-free.
Dec is a leading global provider of powder handling systems and process containment technologies. It has been supplying the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and cosmetic industries for over 30 years.
