Feed Processing, Manufacturing, Handling

Question 1

Feed may be shovel-mixed on a concrete floor or homemade box.

Answer 1

manual mixing

Question 2

use of a homemade or commercial batch or continuous mixer

Answer 2

mechanical mixing

Question 3

process of compressing mash feeds with the aid of live steam to produce small chunks or cylinders of feed

Answer 3

pelleting

Question 4

process of grinding pellets into a coarse granular form

Answer 4

crumbling

Question 5

used during the starter and growing stages of the animal

Answer 5

crumbles

Question 6

used in larger capacity mills requiring faster mixing times coupled with mixing precision

Answer 6

horizontal mixer

Question 7

generally used in small capacity feed
mills because the unitis self-contained thus, permitting easy changing and
taking off of the mixed feed

Answer 7

vertical mixer

Question 8

Feed Processing Flow (5)

Answer 8

1. Feed Ingredient Reception and Loading
2. Raw Material Storage and Handling
3. Preparation of feedstuff
4. Weighing and Proportioning
5. Mixing