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Effects Of Feed Truck Rpm On Pellet Quality, Unloading Speed, And Feed Line Location On Pellet Quality And Nutrient Segregation, J. A. De Jong, J. M. Derouchey, B. Haberl, H. Williams, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. C. Woodworth, S. S. Dritz, C. R. Stark, C. K. Jones, L. Mckinney, D. Van Otterloo
Effects Of Feed Truck Rpm On Pellet Quality, Unloading Speed, And Feed Line Location On Pellet Quality And Nutrient Segregation, J. A. De Jong, J. M. Derouchey, B. Haberl, H. Williams, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. C. Woodworth, S. S. Dritz, C. R. Stark, C. K. Jones, L. Mckinney, D. Van Otterloo
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Two separate studies were conducted at one commercial feed mill and six commercial wean-to-finish pig sites in northwest Iowa to determine the effects of feed truck unloading auger RPM on pellet quality and unloading time (Exp. 1) and the effects of feed line location on pellet quality and nutrient concentration of intact pellets and their fines (Exp. 2).
For Exp. 1, feed samples were taken from each compartment of an 8-compartment, 24-ton Walinga (Walinga Inc., Guelph, Ontario) feed truck. Feed was unloaded using 3 unloading speeds as determined by the truck RPM of 900, 1,150, and 1,400. Each compartment was …