Pellet Production from Tree Leaf Biomass as an Animal Feed Resource
Kabinesh V.*
Dept. of Forest Products and Wildlife, Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu (641 301), India
Vennila S.
Dept. of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (606 753), India
Baranidharan K.
Dept. of Forest Products and Wildlife, Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu (641 301), India
Ravi R.
Dept. of Floriculture, Horticulture College and Research Institute, TNAU, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu (625 604), India
Krishnamoorthi S.
Dept. of Forest Products and Wildlife, Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu (641 301), India
Bargavi S.
Dept. of Forest Products and Wildlife, Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu (641 301), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Animal feeds, Pellet making, Pellets, Tree fodder
Abstract
Pelleting animal feed is crucial for handling feed more conveniently and for increasing feeding efficiency. Because of their uniform size, which makes handling and feeding easier and lowers the cost of storage and transportation, pellets made from biomass have exhibited a trend towards utilization. The characteristics of the feedstock and the operational factors governing the densification process determine the quality of the pellet. By modifying the procedure to suit the raw material to be pelletized, quality parameters can be changed. To make pellets that are easy to store and use, this pelleting process entails grinding, combining and compressing a variety of substances, including grains, forage and supplements. The manufacturing of fodder pellets increases feed efficiency, lowers waste and improves the nutritional value of animal feed.
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