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Small-scale Manufacture of Compound Animal Feed (NRI, 1988, 87 p.)

1. (introduction...)
2. Acknowledgements
3. Summaries
4. Chapter 1 - Economic background to the industry
   • Introduction
   • Why balanced feeds?
5. Chapter 2 - Nutrient requirements and feed forms ration
   • Introduction
   • Energy
   • Protein
   • Vitamins and minerals
   • Medicinal additives
   • Undesirable factors
   • Palatability considerations
   • Nutrient specification
   • Least-cost formulation
6. Chapter 3 - Feed ingredients: characteristics and supplies
   • Introduction
   • Cereals and cereal by-products
   • Roots and tubers
   • Leguminous seeds
   • Vegetable oil extraction residues
   • Animal by-products and fats
   • Miscellaneous ingredients including sugar industry by-products
7. Chapter 4 - Outline of the feed manufacturing process
   • Introduction
   • Selection and layout of feed milling equipment
   • Raw material, storage and selection
   • Raw material weighing
   • Raw material grinding
   • Mixing of dry ingredients and addition of liquids
   • Pelleting of mixed feed
   • Augers, bucket elevators and conveyors
   • Bagging
   • Other requirements
   • Importance of power factor
   • Quality control
   • Mycotoxins
   • Other tests
   • Finished feeds
8. Chapter 5 - Financial appraisal of small-scale production
   • Introduction
   • Preliminary assessment
   • The cost models
9. Appendices
   • Appendix 1: Nutrient specifications
   • Appendix 2: Feed formulation
   • Appendix 3: Composition of raw materials
   • Appendix 4: Feed processing
   • Appendix 5: Appraisal of small-scale production projects
   • Appendix 6: Further reading