Four basic steps to producing animal food

1. Receive raw ingredients

Feed mills receive raw ingredients from suppliers. Upon arrival, the ingredients are weighed,
tested and analyzed for various nutrients and to ensure their quality and safety.

2. Create a formula
Nutritionists work side-by-side with scientists to formulate nutritionally sound and balanced
diets for livestock, poultry, aquaculture and pets. This is a complex process, as every
species has different nutritional requirements.

3. Mix ingredients
Once the formula is determined, the mill mixes the ingredients to create a finished product.

4. Package and label

Manufacturers determine the best way to ship the product. If it is prepared for retail, it will be
“bagged and tagged,” or placed into a bag with a label that includes the product’s purpose,
ingredients and instructions. If the product is prepared for commercial use, it will be shipped
in bulk.

Ingredients
There are more than 900 safe agricultural ingredients and coproducts approved for use in animal
food in the United States, including:

 Corn
 Soybean meal
 Dried and wet distillers’ grains
 Bakery meal
 Corn gluten feed
 Cottonseed meal
 Wheat midds
 Grain sorghum
 Soybean hulls
 Oats
 Amino acids.

 Vitamins
 Minerals
 Probiotics
 Enzymes
 Animal protein products
 Fats and oils
 Marine products
 Milk products
 Wheat products
 Flavors
 And more!
Animal Feed Manufacturing Process Design

Livestock / Poultry Feed Manufacturing Process Flow Chart

The manufacturing process of animal feed can be divided into several stages, and there are specialized
feed processing equipment for each stage of the production process. Read about 5ton/h animal feed
plant layout and design.

 Step 01: Raw Materials Reception and Cleaning Process

The first stage involves receiving and cleaning the raw material such as grain, beans, grass or fish meals
used for making pellet feed.

 Step 02: Feed Crushing Process

The material is then passed into the hammer mill, where it is ground into a size which is suitable for
making feed pellets.

 Step 03: Feed Mixing Process

The crushed fodder materials are then passed through a feed mixing machine, where different
ingredients are added to the feed raw material to ensure that the finished pellet contains all the required
nutrients.

 Step 04: Animal Feed Pelleting Process

The pelletization stage is the most important stage in the animal feed mill, since the feed powder is
converted into pellets of the desired size and shape. Compared to the flat die feed pellet machine, the
ring die feed pellet machine has a larger capacity. See more information about our animal feed mill
equipment for sale >>

 Step 05: Feed Pellets Cooling Process

The feed pellets are produced at a temperature of 88 degree centigrade and have a moisture level of 17-
18%. For cooling, drying and storage, the moisture level should be reduced to 10-12% . Hence the feed
pellets are passed through the pellet cooler, where they are cooled to a temperature which is close to
room temperature, dried to reduce the moisture levels.

 Step 06: Feed Pellets Packaging

After the animal feed pellets are produced, a semi automatic packing machine is used to put the pelleted
feed in bags so that they can stored or transported to the end customer. A computerized machine will
measure the feed of a specific amount for each bag, and it will be pneumatically discharged to the bag
for packing. The bag with the pellets will move on a conveyor to the area where machines will
automatically stitch the open tops of the bag, so that they can be transported.

The manufacturing process of animal feed pellets in industrial sacel or commercial scale feed pellet plant
will be controlled using PLCs, which allows the settings to be adjusted and the entire process monitored.
Depending on the animal for whom the feed is being produced, the ingredients can be altered as
required. The conditioner is made from stainless steel and an axial sprayer is used to ensure that the
pellets are properly cooked. The equipment used is highly efficient with precision shaft and gears used
for accuracy and low noise.
 machines or equipment used

Conveyor – drag or screw

Bucket elevator

Flat screen- raw mats screening process

Hammer mill

Jet filter- jet pulse

Fan

Premix

Weighing process

Oil scale- sunflower oil

Paddle mixer- oil apply

Melass mixer- melass oil pouring

- To homogenize

Pellet mill- steam spraying

 -pelletize

Cooler

Cyclone

Vibrating screen

Granul- adjustable pellet crushing machine

Automatic bagging