Get Product Board Animal Feed Protocol - Adiveter

Cereal grains and their by-products In the agricultural practices of North America and northern Europe, barley, corn, oats, rye, and sorghums are grown almost entirely as animal feed, although small quantities are processed for human consumption as well.

There are more than 900 safe agricultural ingredients and coproducts approved for use in animal food in the United States, including: Corn. Soybean meal. Dried and wet distillers' grains. Bakery meal. Corn gluten feed. Cottonseed meal. Wheat midds. Grain sorghum.

Wet processing methods: It includes • Grinding • Dry rolling, • Flaking • Pressure cooking • Exploding • Pelleting • Reconstitution • Extrusion • Gelatinization • Dry processing methods: • grinding, dry rolling, popping, micronizing , extruding and roasting, decorticating /dehulling and crumbling.

Basic Factors to Consider in Feed Formulation When formulating livestock feed, the fundamental things to consider are; Nutrient Requirement of the Animal. Availability of the Feed Ingredients. Cost of Feed Production.

Animal Feeds are the food given to farm animals for growth and reproduction. Animals need feed on daily basis for them to grow and reproduce. There are two basic types – fodder and forage. These are foods given to the farm animals which including plants cut and carried to them.

The basic nutrients that animals require for maintenance, growth, reproduction, and good health include carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, and water. The energy needed for growth and activity is derived primarily from carbohydrates and fats.

An animal food (feed) ingredient is a component part, constituent, or any combination/mixture added to and comprising the animal food. Animal food ingredients might include grains, milling by-products, added vitamins, minerals, fats/oils, and other nutritional and energy sources.