Fundamentals of food technology study manual

particle size are taken into account when choosing the grinding method. 
In the mixed feed production system, the grinding process is an intermediate 
stage between cleaning and dosing. Crushed products are sent to the hoppers 
installed on the dispensers. 
Standardization (dosage) and mixing of components with different physico-
mechanical and chemical-biological properties is an important technological 
process in mixed feed plants. Proportioning means weighing the components of the 
mixed feed in the amount specified in the recipe or wrongly measuring the value of 
the mixed feed, in some cases it leads to the disease of the animals. Therefore, the 
measuring dosers should work with high accuracy. 
The quality indicator of the mixing process is the homogeneity of the mixed 
feed mixture. A uniform composition ensures that the entire mixed feed has the 
same nutritional value. Thorough mixing is required when adding micro additives 
to mixed feed. The higher the dispersion of the components, the more effective the 
mixing process. 
In order to increase the quantity of mixed fodder production, improve its 
quality and expand its assortment, in addition to dry components, liquid 
components - molasses, hydrol, animal and technical oils, solutions of chemical 
substances (urea, etc.) are added to the composition of mixed fodder. The addition 
of these liquid components increases the nutritional value of mixed feed and 
prevents dust build-up in shops. Some types of mixed fodder are prepared with 

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bunkering. Bunkered mixed feed is easy to transport, protected from external 
influences and occupies a relatively small volume. The briquetting process is 
carried out in special workshops, where pressing machines are used. The 
granulation of mixed fodder increases its nutritional value and has a diameter of 
2.5; 3; 5; 8; 10; 12; 17; It will be 19 mm. 
The composition of mixed feed is enriched with vitamins, trace elements, 
antibiotics, amino acids, enzymes and other supplements necessary for the 
development of the animal organism. Observations show that the addition of mixed 
biologically active substances, that is, protein-vitamin supplements and premixes, 
has a good effect.