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Energy Efficiency
Cutting carbon footprints: 5 steps
The carbon footprint concept requires petfood manufacturers to analyze the total "carbon cost" of manufacturing in a way that goes well beyond direct energy costs
Figure 1: Manageable Parts - Break down your company into manageable parts so action plans can be formulated and implemented.
Energy Efficiency
Skimming the cream from the top of the crop
Feed Management is joining the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) in sponsoring the Feed Mill of the Year award for the 23rd consecutive year.
Energy Efficiency
Phytases: diversity is challenging
The quest for more effective phytase enzymes involves not only improved cost effectiveness, but reduced environmental impact.
The average broiler grown to 42 days of age will consume around 26g of phosphorus.
Consumer Trends
Brazil builds on solid performance
As a major player in the world agriculture market, Brazil continues to develop its animal feed industry with an eye to global grain supply trends.
Growing consumer demand for value-added foods and the boom of Brazil's biofuels industry could mean scarce exportable products.
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Aquafeeds lead regional development
Modernisation of agriculture and a growing aquaculture industry shape feed business.
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Why soy?
The use of soy protein concentrate in petfoods
Table 1. Protein (%) and amino acids composition (g/100g protein) in SPC, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product and minimum requirement of dogs and cats. Sources: NRC, 1998 and AAFCO, 2004.
Energy Efficiency
Master mixing
Meeting the seven basic challenges of petfood mixing
Photo 1. This photo was taken during a recent test run to assure that continuous processing was an effective alternative for a prospective client.
Energy Efficiency
Industry Leaders speak out
Miranda, Wheeler, Collings and Kuenzi share their views
'Huge investments must be made.' - Miranda
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Extrusion advances
Controlling product characteristics and removing bottlenecks
Many die design techniquesare employed to increase the number of die openings and the total dieopen area.
Energy Efficiency
Bottom-line drying
The return on investment in your dryer can be especially high
Distribution of vertical velocity over the dryer product beds. Contours of Y velocity. Source: Fluent.
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