Survey of liquid usage at animal feed plants – Other incorporation stations and production-related liquid typology
This survey was conducted to further insight into industrial practices concerning liquid usage at feed production plants, and to attempt to classify feedstuffs-processes-liquids-incorporation rates. This datasheet follows on from i’Tec_L3 and discusses incorporation stations other than the mixer, as well as production-related liquid typologies and their corresponding incorporation rates.
Survey of liquid usage at animal feed plants – Other incorporation stations and production-related liquid typology
This survey was conducted to further insight into industrial practices concerning liquid usage at feed production plants, and to attempt to classify feedstuffs-processes-liquids-incorporation rates. This datasheet follows on from i’Tec_L3 and discusses incorporation stations other than the mixer, as well as production-related liquid typologies and their corresponding incorporation rates.
Technical rules for assessing the Bacteriolytic efficacy of a pellet mill
These technical rules have been drawn up to validate that, under certain conditions, the pelleting process achieves the desired decontamination targets, i.e. a 3-log reduction in the Enterobacteriaceae population. This reduction is considered sufficient to significantly limit the risk of feedstuffs at the pellet mill output testing positive for Salmonella, possibly deriving from suspect or […]
Recommendation on a method designed to assess the health status of delivery trucks
In the late 1990s, a committee of industrials and quality experts developed a trial method for checking controls on the critical recontamination point as represented by delivery trucks during the transportation of heat-treated products (HTP). At a time both when the level of prevention relating to biosafety in the animal nutrition sector clearly needs to […]
Assessment protocol concerning the bacteriological efficacy of an acidulant or any product considered to act on enterobacteria
This type of assessment is designed to determine the efficacy of a single acid, a mix of acids or other product on a feedstuff’s enterobacterial load. The treatment will be considered effective if a 3-log reduction in the enterobacteria population is recorded in a given time.
Establishing decontamination scales via the pelleting of pig, laying hen, broiler and turkey feeds
European regulations 183/2005 of 12/01/05 and 2160/2003 of 17/11/03 are driving the animal feed sector to strengthen its control over the risk of salmonella infection. This legislation was incorporated into French law under the order of 23 April 2007, which focuses specifically on the treatment of feedstuffs destined for breeding laying hens. The requirements laid […]
Technical rules for assessing the bacteriolytic effectiveness of a pelleting line or a heat treatment
The implementation of European regulations 183/2005 of 12/01/05 that establishes feed hygiene requirements, and 2160/2003 of 17/11/03 on control of salmonella in the food chain led to the publication in the French Official Journal of the Order of 23 April 2007 relating to approvals of business operators in the animal feed sector. This order introduced […]
Survey on coolers installed in livestock feed plants in France – Use
This technical sheet completes the treatment of the survey on coolers conducted by Tecaliman in 2012. It follows i’Tec_R2 on the technical characteristics of coolers and i’Tec_R3 on ventilation. In this document, the conditions of use of coolers are presented, as well as the strengths and weaknesses evoked by industrial users on their process lines.
Grinding and pelleting behaviour of diverse maize batches
Prediction tables, based on the behaviour of raw materials in the pelleting press, are used to assess how the latter affect pellet quality, press yield and abrasiveness (MacMahon and Payne, 1983).
Effect of pilot level pelleting conditions on pellet quality
This study was designed to investigate, at pilot level, how variations in compression rates and conditioning temperatures affect both the pelleting process and pellet quality. The study also compares 3 pellet hardness testing techniques on a collection of broiler feeds produced using a variety of pelleting methods.