The effect of adding water into the mixer on pelleting efficiency and pellet quality in diets for finishing pigs without and with use of an expander

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 295-302

  Lundblad, K K ^a,b,c   Hancock, J D ^b   Behnke, K C ^b   Prestlokken E ^a,c   McKinney, L J ^b   Sorensen M ^c,d,e  

^a Felleskjopet Forutvikling   (Norway)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NOFIMA   (Norway)

^e Aquaculture Protein Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Expander; PDI; Pellet durability; Water in mixer

Indexed keywords

AVENA; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 63649146136     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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