Coated feed agglomerates and methods of making the same
AssigneeMoorman Manufacturing Company
InventorsR. Kim Humphry, Norman A. Lubbe, Bruce R. McClain, Mark D. Newcomb
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Abstract
Coated animal feed agglomerates such as pellets are made starting with uncoated agglomerates or pellets that may be formed of easily agglomerated or pelleted ingredients but which may be lacking in desirable nutritional or other ingredients. A binder such as a viscous aqueous gel is coated onto the uncoated agglomerates or pellets. Thereafter, the damp binder coated agglomerates or pellets are dusted with a powder containing ingredients which usually are not amenable to being extruded. After the dusting powder has been applied the coated and dusted pellets are dried and cooled.
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The method of making coated feed agglomerates which comprises,
- preparing extruded feed agglomerates on which it is desired to apply a coating containing at least one ingredient which is either not included in the agglomerates as extruded or not included therein at a desired inclusion rate level,
- coating said extruded agglomerates with a viscous gel leaving the coated agglomerates in a damp condition,
- applying a powder containing said at least one ingredient to said coated agglomerates while in their damp condition, and
- drying the binder and powder coated agglomerates.
The method of producing animal feed pellets which comprises,
- preparing easily extrudable base pellets which are not by themselves ideally suitable for animal feeding purposes in that they lack certain required levels of ingredients that are not amenable to extrusion,
- depositing a uniform coating of a viscous gel on at least substantially all exposed surfaces of said base pellets,
- dusting the gel-coated pellets while the gel coating is damp with a dusting powder containing ingredients that are not amenable to extrusion, and
- drying the coated pellets.
The method of producing animal feed pellets which comprises,
- preparing easily ideally extrudable base pellets which are not by themselves suitable for animal feeding purposes in that they lack certain required levels of ingredients that are not amenable to extrusion,
- depositing a uniform coating of a viscous gel on at least substantially all exposed surfaces of said base pellets,
- dusting the gel-coated pellets while the gel coating is damp with a dusting powder containing whey permeate, whey protein concentrate and starch, and
- drying the coated pellets.
The method of producing animal feed pellets which comprises,
- preparing easily extrudable base pellets which are not by themselves ideally suitable for feeding purposes in that they lack certain required levels of nutritional ingredients and are lacking in acceptable palatability,
- depositing a uniform coating of a viscous gel on at least substantially all exposed surfaces of said base pellets,
- dusting the gel-coated base pellets while the gel coating is still damp with a dusting powder containing whey permeate, whey protein concentrates, starch and flavor enhancer, and
- drying the gel-coated and dusted pellets.
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