| 摘要 |
<p>A mash feed treatment system including a mash feed conditioning apparatus connected in series with a roller mill and a pellet mill. The mash feed conditioning apparatus includes a housing having an interior and an inlet and outlet, a shaft mounted within the interior of the housing having an internal cavity, and mechanisms for rotating the shaft to convey feed within the interior and for introducing steam into the interior via the cavity of the shaft. The shaft and the housing preferably include pressure containment mechanisms for maintaining superatmospheric pressures within the cavity and the interior respectively. Methods of pelleting and conditioning mash feed are also disclosed as are feed pellets prepared by the respective methods of the present invention.</p> |
