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The Art (Science) Of Pelleting

Keith C. Behnke
Kansas State University

Pelleting has been, and continues to be, a popular processing technique in feed manufacturing. In basic terms, pelleting converts a finely ground blend of ingredients into dense, free flowing agglomerates (pellets). There are many reasons used to justify the process, but it may be appropriate to list just a few:
• improved animal performance,
• decreased feed wastage,
• reduced selective feeding,
• improved bulk density,
• better material handling characteristics,
• destruction of deleterious organisms, and
• customer expectations.
Pelleting operations are not without cost. It is a fairly expensive process in terms of both capital and variable costs, but the expense is usually justified in improved plant profit as well as animal performance.

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11.06.2009. 05:21

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