REAL-TIME FEED EXPANSION METHOD Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A23N17/00 

FIELD: feed production.

SUBSTANCE: equipment for production of expanded feed in granular form for cattle. The method of expanding feed includes feeding, mixing, expanding grain with liquid additives and moistening with water and steam, grinding, granulating, and cooling. Fat and molasses taken at 1:2 ratio are used as liquid additives and analysed. Water analysis and filtration are carried out. If fat and molasses have low mixing quality, they are submitted for additional mixing. Then grain, fat with molasses, and water are mixed at the following ratio: 4:1:2:3. The resulting mixture is delivered for expansion, grinding, and granulation. To control these processes, multimedia devices are used to obtain the images of the resulting feed, which are transmitted for computer processing with Mathcad software to determine the quality of the resulting feed for compliance with the zootechnical requirements. If these requirements are not meet, the feed is sent for additional mixing.

EFFECT: improved fodder quality.

1 cl, 1 dwg