Making Animal Feed with Compound Feed Processing

• With compound feed processing, the loose raw amterials are produced into high density animal feed pellets. It concentrates the research results of animal nutrition and feed science, and can mix all kinds of ingredients (raw materials) together, so as to ensure the stability and consistency of the effective components and improve the nutritional and economic benefits of the feed. 

• The finally produced compounded animal feed can be directly fed or simply treated to facilitate user use, facilitate transportation and preservation, and reduce the cost in transportation, storage, labors and energy consumption.

• In compound poultry feed manufacturing process, it is directly related to the economic benefit and reputation of the enterprise that whether the nutritional needs and physiological characteristics of the animals can be formulated, and the lowest formula cost and the best feeding effect can be obtained. 

Sucessful Compound Feed Making Projects Setup Around the World

The pictures above are from our clients who had set up their own compound feed processing machinery factory for different applications. If you have any interest in building compound feed processing lines, please contact us for more information!

Classification of Compound Feed Processing

Besides classified based on the feeding animal varieties, compound feed is classified into 4 main categories:

• Additive premix:

Additive premix is a homogeneous mixture made of various feed additives plus carriers or diluents in accordance with a certain formula. Its specialized production can simplify the configuration process and improve the production efficiency. Its basic raw material additives can be generally divided into two categories: nutritional and non nutritional. Nutritional raw materials includes vitamins, trace elements, essential amino acids, and the latter includes growth promoting additives such as antibiotics, protective additives such as antioxidants, anti mildew agents, insect resistant agents, anti coccidiosis drugs such as anti coccidiosis drugs and other hormones, enzymes and colorants. In addition to the above active ingredients, additives also contain a certain amount of carrier or diluent. The additive premix which is made up of a class of feed additives is called a single additive premixture, such as premixture of vitamin and trace element; while the additive premix which is made up of several kinds of feed additives is called synthetic additive premixture or additive premixture for short.

（图片：小型预混料生产线一张 描述：Additive Premix Feed Processing Machienry Plant for Sale）

A carrier in feed premix or additive premix is a kind of edible material that can accept and carry powdery active ingredients, with rough surface or small holes. The commonly used carriers are coarse wheat flour, wheat bran, rice hull powder, corn cob powder, limestone powder and so on. Thinners are also edible materials, but do not require rough surfaces or small holes. The two function as to enlarge the volume and facilitate the mixing uniformity.

• Concentrate feed

Concentrate feed is also known as balanced compound or vitamin protein supplement. It is made up of additives, premix, protein feed, calcium, phosphorus and salt according to feed formula. It is one of the components of full price compound feed. As concentrate feed is necessary to add energy feed to form a complete formula feed, so when preparing, it is necessary to know the composition of energy feed that is intended to match, so as to ensure the balance of nutrition.

(图片：精饲料生产线一张  描述：Concentrate Feed Production Equipment Line for Sale)

For example, feeding Broilers, the concentrated feed in the early stage of fattening usually accounts for 30% of the complete formula feed and energy feed accounts for 70%. At the final fattening period, the former accounts for 20%, the latter 80%. The concentrate feed of ruminant livestock can be made from urea feed, such as urea and biuret, so as to save protein feed.

• Complete formula feed

Complete formula feed is a feed for a single stomach livestock, which is made from concentrate feed and energy feed. Energy feed is mainly made from corn, sorghum, barley, wheat, bran, fine rice bran, sweet potato flour, potato and some animal and vegetable oils. The full price feed can be mash; also can be pressed into feed pellets (granules) to prevent the stratification of feed components, maintain uniformity and facilitate feeding. Pellet feed is more suitable for domestic animals and fish. (Learn more about animal feed processing technology>>.)

（图片：全价饲料生产线一张  描述：Complete Formula Feed Making Machienry Project on Sale）

• Concentrate mixture

Concentrate mixture is a feed for feeding ruminants, which is also made up of concentrate feed and energy feed; but a large amount of green and coarse feed should be added to animal feed.

（图片：精细混合料生产线一张  描述：Concentrate Mixture Animal Feed Processing Equipment Plant）

NOTE: In addition to the above 4 basic types of formula feed, a number of intermediate types of products can also be produced. In order to strengthen the quality management of feed, many countries have issued the feed laws and regulations to ensure the quality, the nutritional value and the safety of the human and animal in the form of law.