Production of flaked animal feed

摘要

A flaked animal feed product is produced by delivering raw grain, especially maize, onto a wetting conveyor (7) and spraying 4-6% water by weight of the grain onto the raw material as it passes along the wetting conveyor (7). The wetted grain is then delivered to one or more damping bins (8) where it is soaked until the moisture content of the grain is between 14% and 17% (w/w). The soaked grain is then delivered to a cooker (26) where it is cooked at approximately 100°C for approximately 1 hour before being flaked by passage between a pair of rollers (31). The flaked material is then dried and cooked. The soaked material may be preheated before delivery to the cooker.