exam 5 practice exam Flashcards
Grinding is one of the most important operations in the feed mill. Grinding is done to
maintain the desired physical characteristics of feed
improve the efficiency of pelleting
achieve proper/uniform size
in the roller mill operation, the grind size is determined by
number of roll pairs
roll gap
roll speed
corrugations
corrugation number
receiving center equipment includes
scales
unloading mechanism
receiving hopper/conveyors
cleaning/screening devices
elevator legs
causes of weighing variations include
hand-weighing
dose errors
discrepancies between call size and scale resolution
mixer uniformity that is classified as good
10-15
compared to roller technology, hammer mill technology is suitable to handle
friable material
high fiber material
moisture
any worker that is in the ingredients receiving center needs to know about
unprocessed grains
processes bulk ingredients
soft feed ingredients
heavy feed ingredients
liquids
micro-ingredients
Major processes of feed manufacturing include
receive ingredients
grinding
batching/mix
conditioning/pelleting
There are various methods that can be lawfully used to reduce the aflatoxin level of a feed material except
blending
factors that contribute to aflatoxin
water stress
insect damage
soil fertility
grain humidity
late planting
plant variety/density
mycotoxins are _______________________ of fungus
secondary metabolites
rhodopsin is associated with what vitamin
vitamin A
deficiency of this vitamin causes crazy chick disease
vitamin E
This vitamin is important because of its involvement with protein metabolism
pyridoxine
this deficiency results in megaloblastic anemia in pregnant women whose diets consisted of white rice and bread
folic acid
deficiency of this vitamin results in convulsions and seizures
pyridoxine
the fragility of capillaries resulting in hemorrhages is a result of what deficiency
vitamin C