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PetsFeed Processing Technology On Pig Growth Performance by limamachine(op): 8:31am On Oct 14, 2022
Come to see the technology on the pig growth performance.
1 Feed crushing particle size and uniformity
1.1Pulverized particle size It is reported that when the particle size of weaned piglets is reduced from 900 μm to 500 μm, the increase in the processing cost of the diet is less than the compensation caused by the increase in the feed conversion rate. When the grain size of corn crushed in the growing pig diet was changed from 509 to 1026 μm, there was no significant effect on the daily weight gain of pigs; but with the decrease of grain size, the feed conversion rate increased, and the grain size range for optimum production performance was as follows: 509~645μm.
When the crushing particle size of corn in the finishing pig diet was 400-1200 μm, the feed conversion rate increased by 1.3% for every 100 μm decrease in particle size. When the corn crushing particle size was reduced from 1200 μm to 400 μm, the feed intake and digestible energy intake of lactating sows, the digestibility of dietary dry matter, energy and nitrogen, and the litter gain of piglets all increased. The content of 21% and 31% respectively. When the corn particle size in the simple diet was reduced from 1000μm to 500μm, the daily gain of piglets was significantly increased, while the daily weight gain of pigs in the complex diet was less affected by the corn particle size. The suitable particle size of feed for 0-14d and 14-35d after weaning is 300μm and 500μm; for growing-finishing pigs and sows, it is 500-600μm and 400-600μm, respectively.
1.2 Pulverization uniformity Roller pulverizer has higher pulverization uniformity than hammer pulverizer. The conversion rate and growth rate of wheat when crushed with a roller mill are higher than those of a hammer mill. When the corn grinding uniformity increases, the production performance of finishing pigs is not affected, the digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen and total energy of the diet tends to increase, and the dry matter discharge in the manure decreases; The pulverizer can improve the digestibility of nutrients in the diet and reduce the dry matter in the feces by 19% and the nitrogen discharge by 12%. You can see the poultry feed pellet processing line.

2 Mixing uniformity of diet
According to reports, when the coefficient of variation of the piglets' diet mix uniformity decreased from 106.5% to 12.3%, the daily gain and feed conversion rate increased by 32.5% and 19.2%, respectively; and when the finishing pigs' diet mix uniformity coefficient of variation was reduced from 53.8%. When it dropped to 14.8%, there was no significant improvement in production performance. Therefore, the uniformity of diet mixing has a greater impact on young animals and when they eat non-full-price diets. Therefore, the suitable coefficient of variation of feed uniformity for piglets is 12%; the lowest coefficient of variation of feed uniformity for finishing pigs is 15%.

3 Granulation
Because pellets have many advantages over powders, they are widely used in the production of weaned piglets. The content of trypsin inhibitor was greatly reduced by granulation of raw soybean meal. Feeding corn or sorghum meal to finishing pigs and sows, respectively, results in that the feed conversion ratio, apparent digestibility of total energy and nitrogen digestibility of pelleted feed were significantly higher than those of meal, but there was no significant difference in weight gain. It has been reported that the average daily gain and feed conversion rate of pigs fed pellet feed before 5 days of age are 25% and 36% higher than that of powder feed, respectively, and the particle diameter (2-12mm) does not affect the growth performance of pigs; The daily weight gain and feed conversion rate of pigs with a particle diameter of 4 mm were the highest during the period from day 29 to the age of 29; the growth rate of pigs from the age of 29 days to the finishing period was not affected by the form of feed, but the feed conversion rate of pellets was better than powder. It has also been reported that when sieved pellets are fed to piglets, the feed conversion rate is 4.5% higher than that of pellets containing 15% or 30% fine powder; From 0 to 60%, the feed conversion rate decreased, and there was no significant difference between daily gain and nitrogen digestibility and backfat thickness. Come to see the chicken feed pellet machine like the ring die chicken feed pellet machine and the flat die chicken feed pellet machine.

Although granulation has advantages, retinol, vitamin K, ascorbic acid, carotene, vitamin E and thiamine are more sensitive to granulation. Studies have shown that the granulation temperature of 75 ℃ and 95 ℃ can reduce the activity of β-glucanase by 40% and 70%, respectively, and the activities of β-glucanase and cellulase are completely lost when the temperature exceeds 110 ℃; When the grain temperature was 79 °C, the phytase activity decreased by 45.8%, and at 80 °C, it decreased by 87.5%, and the activity loss was large.

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PetsThe Role Of Water In Chicken Feed Nutrition by limamachine(op): 4:33am On Sep 07, 2022
Water is an important factor for the survival of the body, and it is the basic substance of blood, intercellular and intracellular. As a solvent, water ensures the metabolic utilization of nutrients and the discharge of metabolic wastes; maintains a relatively stable internal environment by controlling the PH, osmotic pressure and electrolyte concentration of body fluids; participates in thermoregulation; acts as a lubricant in the body. Water is also a constituent of eggs.​​

Water source The chicken body's need for water can be met by the endogenous water produced by the water in the feed, the drinking water and the final product of nutrients. Feed water: All kinds of feeds contain water, such as green fodder with water content of 70%-90%, cereals 12%-14%, cakes 10%, roughage 12%-20%. Supplement body water. Drinking water: In order to keep chickens at the best growth rate and production performance and improve feed utilization, it is necessary to ensure clean drinking water. In general, the water intake of chickens is related to the feed. In the case of feeding compound feed, the water intake of chickens should be 2-2.5 times the amount of dry matter consumed, and 1.5-2 times that of laying hens. Endogenous water: water is formed during the metabolism of nutrients in the body. The oxidation of 1 gram of fat, carbohydrate and protein in the body will produce 1.19 grams, 0.56 grams and 0.45 grams of water, respectively. The amount of endogenous water is very small, which cannot meet the water needs of chickens.​​

Hazards due to water shortage Chickens have a continuous demand for water, and fresh drinking water must be supplied adequately. If the supply is not timely, it will affect production and health. When the chicken body loses 10% of its water, it will cause death. Laying hens have a more obvious response to water shortage. If water is cut off for 24 hours, the egg production rate will drop by 30%; if water is cut off for 48 hours, they will die seriously. Restriction of water intake by 20%-50% for broilers will seriously affect production and feed remuneration.​​
Factors affecting the amount of drinking water Fresh drinking water is an important way to meet the water demand of chickens. Come to see the chicken feed pellet machine.

The amount of water a chicken needs to drink is also affected by many factors.
(1)Ambient temperature: Ambient temperature is one of the factors affecting the water demand of chickens. When the ambient temperature exceeds the critical temperature (14.5-25.5°C), the chickens begin to pant, the water evaporated from the lungs increases, the water intake increases significantly, and the feed intake decreases. With the evapotranspiration of water from the lungs, the water excreted by the kidneys also increases, resulting in soft feces. This mechanism is necessary for chickens to maintain life within the necessary limits and to maintain normal body temperature. When the temperature is above 21°C, for every 1°C rise, the amount of drinking water increases by 7%, from 21°C to 32°C, the water intake doubles. When the temperature of laying hens rises from 10 ℃ to above 32 ℃, the water consumption can be doubled. The water consumption at 32°C and 37°C was 2 times and 2.5 times that at 21°C, respectively.

(2)Production goals: the higher the egg production rate, the greater the chicken water demand. Laying hens drink more water than broilers, and their ratio to feed consumption is 2:1 and 1.5:1, respectively.

(3)Other factors: Chickens are extremely sensitive to saline and hate warm water. Water intake increased when dietary salt, fiber, and protein were increased. Enzyme preparations and trace elements are added to the diet, and the water intake is increased.​​
Water quality In production practice, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the quantity of drinking water supplied to chickens, but also to the quality of water. Drinking water requires freshness, heavy metal content not exceeding drinking water standards, and no pathogenic bacteria and pesticide residues. Because unqualified drinking water and undrinkable water will interfere with the absorption of nutrients in the feed and the exertion of antibacterial drugs, it will even affect the appetite, cause diarrhea, and in severe cases, the chickens will become sick or even die.

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PetsDifference Between Pellet Feed And Extruded Feed by limamachine(op): 9:12am On Aug 31, 2022
Do you know the difference between the pellet feed and the extruded feed?

There are two kinds of aquatic compound feed, one is pellet feed, and the other is extruded pellet feed, referred to as extruded feed. The same goes for shrimp feed. There are currently two types of shrimp feed on the market, one is shrimp pellet feed. The other is shrimp extruded feed. And what is the difference between the two feed technologies and properties?

Shrimp pellet feed: The production process is generally as follows: first, different raw materials are crushed by a pulverizer, and then the raw materials are mixed by a raw material pre-mixer. The mixed raw materials are semi-finished products of shrimp compound feed, and the next step is the process of making pellets, pre-mixing The good compound feed enters the mechanical conditioner and then the ring film presses the pellets! The diameter of the ring film is the diameter of the feed. To make pellet feeds of different sizes, use ring films of different diameters, and the extruded pellet feed is the finished product Pellet feed!

There are two important points: First, the performance of the pulverizer will determine the pulverization fineness of the raw materials. Second, the temperature of the crushed powder feed entering the conditioner is about 80-90 degrees. This temperature can make the powder semi-cooked, and finally the conditioned powder is extruded into pellet feed through the annular film, so the pellet feed is semi-cooked feed.

1. Extruded feed
The production process of extruded feed is generally the same as that of pellets, but extruded feed has two more procedures than pellet feed. Granules are finer. The second is the extruding machine. The temperature of feed raw materials in the extrusion cavity is as high as 110-200 degrees, under high pressure, in the environment, continuous mixing, quenching, heating, pressurization, curing, extrusion, extrusion of the film hole and then abruptly depressurized to form Puffy and porous pellet feed.

In addition, the water content of extruded feed is much lower than that of pelleted feed, because in the process of high temperature and high pressure, water is lost, and 1.1 tons of powder raw materials are made into pellets, only about 1 ton of finished extruded feed.

2. Water entry properties
In order to ensure that the pellet feed does not dissolve in water for a long time, it is necessary to add a large amount of binders such as high-gluten flour or other animal-absorbable binders to achieve the effect of long-term non-melting in water. The puffing machine is not needed. Because it is pure aging, it can become puffy after a few hours of water, just like a sponge.

3. Dust
Pellet feed dust is obviously redundant with extruded feed.

4. Process manufacturing cost
The production cost of extruded feed is 1-1.5 times that of pelleted feed. Go to see the dry type fish feed pellet machine.

5. Market price
Because the price of extruding machinery and process costs are much higher, the price of extruded feed is generally higher than that of pellet feed, and extruded feed is generally made into high-grade fish feed.

6. Absorption problems
The extruded feed is subjected to high temperature and high pressure to eliminate a large number of bacteria, with good taste, and the absorption must be better than that of similar raw material pellets.


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PetsStart Shrimp Farming At Home-rising Shrimp Indoor by limamachine(op): 8:11am On Jul 29, 2022
Why Indoor Shrimp Farming?
Shrimp, often called decapoda crustaceans, are widely available everywhere at a fraction of the price. Many shrimp muscle tails are edible to humans, and they are widely harvested and farmed for human consumption. Shrimp is not only delicious, but an excellent source of iron, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and potassium for vitamins A, E, B6 and B12.

Increased demand for seafood is one of the main drivers of growth in the global shrimp market. The global shrimp market is expected to grow over the forecast period as consumers around the world switch to healthier diets because seafood is considered a healthy source of animal protein.
Consumer demand for fresh and frozen seafood is also a major contributor towards the growth of the global shrimp market. So, starting a shrimp farming business is highly lucrative for the entrepreneurs who want to start an aquaculture project.

The ability to control temperature, avoid airborne diseases and control all environmental factors allows indoor systems to produce more consistent growth and higher yields. This is for the same reason as moving chicken, pork and milk production indoors.

Indoor systems must overcome some traditional limitations as well as new ones. First, the production unit must be much smaller in order to simply fit inside. This is a surprising advantage for indoor systems. Smaller systems are inherently easier to manage, preventing unnecessary problems. When the tank is only 12 feet wide instead of an acre, it’s easier to detect and mitigate problems. For example, a typical problem might be uneaten or accidental death from infection. If both dilemmas are detected early on as reversible, the potential negative impact on water quality and existing shrimp can be avoided. In the field of large tanks and ponds, it is almost impossible to detect these problems before causing significant damage.

Machines for Making Shrimp Feed
Through the fish feed extruder we can use cheap local raw materials to produce high-quality feed according to the nutritional needs of shrimp, which may save your feed breeding costs.

It is a good idea to start farming intelligently. A smart farmer always considers the necessary costs and investments and tasks before he starts farming. Here’s your guide to understanding these tips and taking some time to think about them before you start your shrimp raising business.

Learn how many types of shrimps are there in the world and decide of them, which one can give you more profit? Also, learn the how much it cost to start a new shrimp farm, depending on the scale of your business. Also, think about the fodder, care, and management needed for the growing shrimps economically. Also, learn how to prepare shrimp nutritious fodder at home only? if you not much capital. Also, think of the space, cost, initial capital required for starting shrimp farming. Also, learn how to test your water to find out the elements present in it.Whatever is this, it is advised to take a visit to your nearest shrimp farm, if available to learn all these points in deeper and also better information about this.

How to Raise Shrimp at Home
Shrimp are a popular addition to aquariums, but they are also a popular cash crop. The price of shrimp has been high compared to other seafood. Many people raise shrimp at home in small or large ponds, make their own tables or sell them as seafood crops. With a little time and effort, you can use some simple guidelines to grow your own shrimp. The fish feed pellet machine is waiting for your coming.

Buy baby shrimp from specialty retailers. Buy shrimp 30 to 60 days old to ensure you get healthy shrimp. Start your shrimp tank in early June to take advantage of the shrimp’s summer growing season.

Set up your shrimp tanks
Allot 10 shrimp per 20 gallons of water to give shrimp adequate personal space. Set up a pump and filter system; line the aquarium with substrate and provide rocks and plants for shrimp to hide. Put the heater and thermostat in the aquarium, and fill it with dechlorinated or distilled water. Turn on the pump, filter and heater, and give the tank 24 hours to settle.

Monitor tank temperature and adjust heater accordingly. Keep the shrimp at 76 to 88 degrees. Temperatures below 60 degrees or above 97 degrees kill the shrimp.

Place the shrimp in the tank. Feed shrimp fish or shrimp food once a day, keeping the water warm and transparent. The shrimp will grow throughout the summer and be ready for harvest in September or October.

The pellet is more important for the shrimp, so you can go to see the animal feed processing line.
PetsWater Treatment Schemes For Several Seedling Fields by limamachine(op): 3:55am On Jul 04, 2022
Seedlings are weakly disease-resistant and are infected with viruses or bacteria. Lead to diseases such as enteritis.

The hematologic toxicity of ammonia nitrogen and nitrite killed the seedlings from hypoxia!
From hatching to the steady growth of the seedlings. During this period, the small seedling's resistance is relatively weak.In particular, the newly hatched seedlings are sensitive to dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, nitrite, bacteria and viruses and temperature changes in the water.If running water is used to hatch or scale rough, the corresponding environmental changes are relatively difficult to control.
However, if treated with circulating water, the water quality is relatively stable.But water bodies also need to be treated to ensure water stability. The system of circulating water contains the following section.

Physical filtration.It can be a filter equipment such as a sand cylinder. Supporting water pumps.
Biofilter. Biological filters are generally used for processing. If the circulating water does not change the water for a long time, you should remove the ammonia nitrogen and nitrite in the water. And if you have a large capacity, you can select the wet type fish feed pellet machine.

Sterilization equipment such as ozone machines or UV fungicides. Effectively control the community number of pathogenic bacteria in water. We do not infect fish fry or shrimp seedlings.

Oxygenation equipment. If it is seawater, a blue-treated protein separator can be used together with an ozone machine. In addition to separating solid impurities in water, protein separators make a mixture of air and ozone into countless extremely thin bubbles. Increase the amount of oxygen being dissolved in the water. Ozone can also be fully dissolved in water. The bactericidal effect is very obvious. If fresh water, an air-liquid mixing pump is recommended. The bubble diameter is about below 0.1mm.The mixing efficiency is greatly increased.


How to deal with the sewage in the fish pond and become clear
If the sewage from the fish pond wants to be treated, it needs to fill new water regularly, usually once in 7-10 days. If the water quality deteriorates, it needs to be changed in time, and the water quality can be used with quicklime to adjust the water quality regularly. Fish pond needs to add itching machine, sunny days, generally start in the afternoon itching for an hour, if the floating head should also increase itching emergency. In addition, microbial preparations should be used to improve the address to inhibit the growth of allergenic bacteria.

Why does the sewage produce it
Water: sewage is usually due to poor water. The water consumption of the fish pond is relatively large, so it is impossible to use tap water. Water must be diverted from the nearby rivers and reservoirs. If the water here is not clean, it is easy to lead to the deterioration of the water.

Pool is bad: if there is too thick silt at the bottom of the fish pond, the water quality is as easy to deteriorate, which will not only become black but also easy to stink. Therefore, every year, the silt at the bottom of the pond in the pond, which can improve the ecological conditions, avoid the deterioration of water quality, and is also helpful to the health of fish.

Improper
Management: in the daily management process, feeding must be well controlled. If too much feed is fed, or frequent fertilizer increases the water fertilizer, it will also produce sewage. Therefore, attention should be paid to the amount of feeding and fertilization, according to the size of the fish pond and the number of fish farming.

So welcome to see the lima feed machines.
Pets400-600kg/h Small Scale Animal Feed Pellet Production Line by limamachine(op): 3:42am On Jun 30, 2022
Do you have a poultry farm? So if you have a small scale, you can see the 400-600kg/h feed pellet production line.

Hammer mill 
Multifunctional straw crusher produces 200kg --- 2000kg/h, which can meet the daily production needs.
The core part -- the hammer is scientifically designed with two impact parts, so when one part wears out, you can roll over and use the other part.Rough grinding and fine grinding can be achieved by adjusting the gap between the hammer and the screen.Change the size of the screen and the variable speed inverter control so that the same crusher can process various raw materials. Equipped with a blower, the mesh material can be collected directly and transported to the next step for further processing.
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Screw conveyor
The main function is transport the mesh raw material to the next step for further processing.

Pellet machine
Pellet machine is the key equipment of production the feed pellet, Widely used in feed factory, farm and other.
Flat Die Pellet Mill Mainly suitable for medium-and small-scale farming professional households and other processing of various livestock and poultry and aquatic pellet feed can reduce the cost of aquaculture.
If you have a larger farm, you can choose the ring die chicken feed pellet machine.
Feed machine can be used for raising rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, pigs, cattle, sheep, aquatic products and so on.

Cooling & screening machine
The pellets from the granulator at a temperature of 70 ° C to 90 ° C to a temperature slightly above room temperature of 3 ° C to 5 ° C, and can be reduced to safe moisture (≤ 12.5%), which is convenient for pellets. Transportation, storage and storage. The screening machine can screened out complete granules, and unqualified granular products will be separated for secondary granulation, effectively reducing waste.


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Pets6 Best Pig Feed Ingredients For Pig Farming by limamachine(op): 3:53am On Jun 24, 2022
Good pig feed pellet contains sufficient energy, protein, minerals and vitamins. Rice bran, broken rice, maize, soya-beans, cassava, vegetables and distillers’ residues are often used in pig feed in large size feed production factory. A combination of protein source, milk replace, vitamins, amino acids and rich feed ingredients makes this complete feed the ideal feed for pigs.

Here are 6 best pig feed ingredients for your own pig feed making.
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1.Cereal

Maize, wheat, and sorghum constitute the major energy sources of most nursery diets around the world. Barley and oat groats , cassava ,cereal by-products are also an excellent energy source. One of the best grain sources to use on your pig feed is maize. It’s a nutritious, high-carb option that’ll fatten up your pigs and fill them with energy at the same time.

Cereal contain not only cooked cereals, which are known to benefit pig, but also high levels of sucrose (as much as 25 percent). Thus, using up to 30 percent cereal fines to replace cooked cereals and lactose has been shown to reduce feed cost and even improve animal performance.

2.Animal protein and plant proteins

Fish meal is an excellent source of protein for young pigs, but high price and low availability frequently limit its use. Other major animal derived protein sources include dairy proteins, poultry meal, meat meal, and blood products (where permitted). And the pellet making is more important, so you can use the chicken feed pellet machine.

Common plant proteins include soybean meal, soybean protein (in early diets), wheat gluten, potato protein, peas, lupines, sunflower meal, faba beans, and lentils etc.Low-protein diets resulted in depressed average daily gain, poor feed efficiency and high production costs.

3.Molasses

Molasses, from sugar beets or cane, is a common enough ingredient throughout most of the world, yet it is only rarely used in piglet diets beyond a mere 2-5 percent. However, molasses contains about 50 percent simple sugars in the form of sucrose, free glucose and free fructose, making molasses an attractive alternative for replacing lactose in diets for young pigs.

Research has demonstrated that piglets beyond the first week of their life can use sucrose without any problems.For large pig feeding, molasses added at high levels has been shown to increase feed intake, possibly due to better taste.

4. Sugar beet pulp

This is a widely underestimated ingredient. It is not only a fair source of energy, but also a good source of functional fiber, acting to promote healthy gastrointestinal microflora establishment in the young pig. In addition, beet pulp has a high absorbing capacity, and as such, it can be used in diets that promote nutritional secretory diarrhea (non-pathogenic), instead of bentonite or purified absorbent fibers.

5.Grass or straw,leaves

Alfalfa,clover, green fodder etc. Although low in fibre, alfalfa is palatable to pigs as well as being easily digestible. It is the best nutritional package you can put into the rations you use to feed your livestock, dairy cattle, poultry or pigs. It also contains a blend of 47 nutritional elements, and provides one of nature’s most liberal balances of vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

Clover’s sodium content is around 0.05%. Crude protein levels in the dry matter are around 25%. Phosphorus is 0.3%, and dry matter digestibility is up to 75%. Leaves and stems are quite a good local protein resources for pigs.

Leaves contribute 20% of the dietary dry matter and 46% of the crude protein after cooking. It is also a rich source of calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin, which are important constituents of a pig’s diet. So you can see the poultry feed pellet production line which can help you better.

6.Salt

Grains and plants used in pig feed are low in sodium, so the farmer are advised to add a few cups of salt to their pig feeds. A growing-finishing pig needs about 0.25% more salt in their diets.


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PetsWhat Is The Ring Die Chicken Feed Pellet Machine? by limamachine(op): 9:08am On Jun 10, 2022
Do you know what is the chicken feed pellet machine?

Our chicken ring die feed pellet machine is a type of feed machinery for commercial purpose, belonging to the industrial pellet mill. The basic function of a ring die feed pellet mill is to produce high quality pelleted feeds for chicken, cattle, pigs, horse, duck etc. in large scale feed pellet plant.
Go to see the animal feed processing line which also include the ring die pellet machine.
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Ring Die Pellet Machine application
Mainly suitable for medium-and small-scale farming professional households and other processing of various livestock and poultry and aquatic pellet feed can reduce the cost of aquaculture.Feed machine can be used for raising rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, pigs, cattle, sheep, aquatic products and so on.
Purpose of feed quenching and tempering
A. Conducive to feed granulation molding
B. Improve feed digestion and absorption rate
C. Increasing the stability of aquatic pellet feed in water
D. Increasing the output of the granulator and reducing the power consumption E. Reducing the wear of the stamper and the pressroll
F. Destruction and killing of harmful factors
G. 2~3 liquid components can be added during quenching and tempering

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PetsTips About The Tilapia Breeding Guide by limamachine(op): 3:41am On Jun 07, 2022
Set up an aquarium that is at least 6 times longer than the length of your male. Please note that tilapia will outgrow a minimally sized aquarium very fast. For this reason, we recommend that you consider using an aquarium that is at least 48 inches long.
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Fill the aquarium with dechlorinated water.
On one end of the aquarium, place a terra cotta flower pot that is at least 1.5 times deep and wide, as the length of your male. Place the pot exactly 1.5 times the length of the male from end of the aquarium, with the open side of the flower pot facing the end of the aquarium.
In the middle of the aquarium, place 5 sections of PVC pipe that are at least 1.5 times as long as your females. the diameter of the PVC pipe should be 1.5 times the height of the female with her dorsal (top) fin retracted. Bigger is not better! Stack and glue the PVC sections into a pyramid shape using PVC cement. The PVC pyramid should be placed with the open ends facing the front of the aquarium, to keep the females out of the line of sight of the male, while he's at his flower pot. And you can go to see the animal feed production line.

At the opposite end of the aquarium, as far away from the flower pot as possible, place a 2" cylinder air stone.
Filtration inlets and returns can go anywhere in the aquarium, except at the end with the flower pot. Be careful to not create a water flow through the flower pot with your filtration return, as it will sweep out the eggs, while the male attempts to fertilize them.
Set your breeding aquarium temperature to 85º. Use a metal heater that has an alarm and an external thermostat if possible. Tilapia tend to bash into their heaters daily, and can easily break glass units.Maintain a pH of exactly 8.0. Do not rely on test strips, use an electronic pH meter for testing.

Use a UV sterilizer if possible to eliminate green water caused by the phytoplankton in healthy aquariums.
Feed your breeding colony a high protein diet. Feed no more than 1/2 teaspoon per day to the whole colony to minimize growth.
When your female is carrying eggs she will look as if she's sucking on a jawbreaker. She won't open her mouth to breathe, and she will not eat when you feed her companions. She will swim at the food as if she wants to eat, but she will stop short of taking any in. Wait two days before proceeding to the next step.

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PetsPacking And Shipping Of 40kg/h Fish Feed Extruder by limamachine(op): 4:31am On Jun 01, 2022
If you are a fish farm, please come to see the fish feed production line and you will have a deep learning for this.

The 40kg/h fish feed extruder is popular in Lima. And the motor can be customized according to your requirement, by diesel and by electric.
This line is fully automatic, high capacity and with different of shapes. It can produce such as cat food, dog food, fish food, bird food and so on.
And maybe you can use the animal feed pellet machines.
Raw materials of floating fish feed extruder machine
1.Rice Dust: contain about 10-14% of protein and also contain vitamin B1, B2, B6 and small quantity of enzyme.
2.Mustard Cake: Mix maximum 40% of cake in the fish feed. But don't use dry cake more than 20%. Mustard cake contain 30-32% protein. It also contain a high rate of fat.
3.Wheat Chaff: contain fiber, control many types of fish diseases.
4.Maize: contain protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin A and E.
5.Cotton Seeds: contain about 54% protein. It is a better ingredients for supplementary fish feed.
6.Fish Powder: easily digestible to fish. Fishmeal contain about 55-60% protein.
7.Bone Powder: very necessary for building fish-bone.
8.Innards : very suitable and ideal feed for catfish. It contain 52% protein.

Packing and Shipping
The instruction manual of the machine, the maintenance manual of the warranty card, and the installation instructions are packaged and sent with the machine.

For small and medium-sized feed plants, we recommend that you contact us to order small and medium-sized feed production lines.The production line has 1-2T/H, 3-5T/H and so on.

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PetsCattle Feed Mixer Machine Export To Kenya by limamachine(op): 3:30am On May 31, 2022
Feed manufacturing contains a series of steps, the one of the most essential and critical operations in the process of feed manufacturing is mixing. Where the individual ingredients are combined into their proper ratios and uniformity distributed throughout the entire mass.

Lima pellet machines offer animal feed mixer machine in several different types; Vertical, horizontal, and stainless steel mixer machine. These mixers are used for a variety of animal feeds for cattle feed, poultry feed, pig feed, fish feed, chemical industry, etc. The technology used in the designing and construction of these mixers provides exact mixing action to produce a well-mixed product.

Vertical Feed Mixer
These are suitable for fine mixing (up to 99.5%) of medium to coarse dry materials. This type of mixer is supplied with a breather to prevent overloading in automated situations.

The vertical feed mixer machine uses a belt and pulley drive thus reducing the power consumption.

This design allows for long maintenance intervals and is easy to operate.

It is available in capacities of 500 Kg, 750 Kg, 1000 Kg, 1500 Kg, and 2000 Kg. Open-type vertical mixers with one or more serrated auger blades are very suitable for granular and powder (Corn, wheat, maize, flour, etc.) mixing with primary ingredients.

Horizontal Mixer
These are suitable for fine mixing (up to 99.5%) of medium to coarse dry materials with Low moisture content (>13%).

The Horizontal Mixer uses motor with geared function coupled direct or with gearing function obtained through chain drive.

This type of mixer is robust, easy to use and requires little maintenance.
This type of mixer is very efficient even with the presence of fats and molasses.
Available in capacities of 150kg,300kg,500 Kg,1000 Kg and 2000 Kg.

Stainless steel mixer machine
Stainless steel mixer machines are widely used for homogeneous mixing of dry granules and powders such as concentrates or premixes.
Our ranges of stainless mixer are based on a proven agitator construction that provides a triple mixing action ensuring fast, efficient blending.
Stainless steel materials with long service life and low residue.

Lima pellet machine offering in durable, easy to use, energy efficient designs in various models to suit all applications. We manufacture our machines with simple operation and maintenance of the machine with the clients in mind. This way, ease of maintenance becomes second nature hence increasing the service life of the machine.

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PetsWhat Is The Extruded Feed? by limamachine(op): 3:45am On May 26, 2022
Extruded feed refers to the feed produced by extrusion process. The extrusion process is to place the powdery feed in the conditioner of the extruder. In the high temperature, high pressure and high humidity environment, after being squeezed by the screw extrusion device, the temperature and pressure of the material increase continuously. After a certain temperature and pressure, it is suddenly released from the material die hole to normal temperature and pressure, and is cut into the desired shape and length by the cutter.

In addition to the general advantages of pellet feed, extruded feed has the following advantages:
(1)Higher digestibility Raw materials undergo high temperature, high pressure treatment and various mechanical actions in the puffing process, which can destroy and soften the cell wall part of the fibrous structure, making starch gelatinized and protein organized, which is conducive to animal digestion and absorption. Feed The digestibility and utilization rate of fish are significantly improved. For example, fish extruded material can increase the digestibility by 10% to 35%. Some young animals, such as suckling pigs or piglets, calves, etc., are difficult to digest complex plant feeds due to their underdeveloped digestive organs. Extrusion can effectively improve the digestibility and utilization rate of feeds.
(2) The template of the extruder with various shapes can be made into different shapes of die holes, so extruded pellets of different shapes can be extruded. For example, cat feed can be made into fish shape, dog feed can be made into ribs, etc., which greatly improves the appearance and attracting value of feed. And you will use the animal feed crusher machine.
(3) The more hygienic puffing process enables the material to undergo a higher temperature and pressure treatment than the granulation process, so a better sterilization effect can be achieved. It can not only prevent animal digestive tract diseases, but also more effectively remove heat-sensitive toxins and anti-nutritional factors from feed.
(4) Better palatability In the process of puffing, not only starch ripening can increase the aroma, but the fat penetrates from the inside of the cell to the surface and the interaction between sugar, protein and fat also makes the feed have a special aroma. All of these make the feed more palatable and help stimulate the animals to eat. And if you are interested in this topic, you can go to see the animal feed production line.
(5) Improve the sedimentation performance of the feed in water. By setting the parameters of the extruding process, extruded feed with various sedimentation speeds, such as buoyancy, slow sinking and sinking, can be made to meet the requirements of different living habits of aquatic animals. Reduce feed loss and avoid water pollution. For example, loose, porous, floating feeds are suitable for pelagic fish.

Due to the special use effect of extruded feed, it is mostly used in the production of pet feed, aquatic feed and suckling pig feed. In use, it should be noted that extrusion and puffing have a certain destructive effect on vitamins and amino acids, and have large power consumption, low output and high cost, but they can generally be compensated from the increased feed remuneration.


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PetsHow To Produce Floating Fish Feed by limamachine(op): 2:29am On May 25, 2022
After choosing suitable formulation for floating fish feed, the next crucial thing is mastering the production process of floating fish feed. And to produce fish feed, there must be several steps:grinding, mixing, pelleting, extruding, drying and cooling.
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Mixing & grinding: The main raw materials of floating fish feed should be mixed and crushed before make pellets, so LIMA recommends the related professional equipment- fish feed mixer and fish feed crusher, aiming at producing high quality floating feed with good water stability that is suitable for fish digestion.After weighting the raw materials according to the weight ratio in the formula, and fish farmers would grind the raw materials into 60-100 mesh by using droplet fish feed crusher, then adding other ingredients for uniform blending by using fish feed mixer. Grinding is helpful to increase the exposed surface area of the material, improve the uniformity of mixing and make feedstuff easier to digest, which is very important for small feed intake animals, just like fish. Moreover, mixing and crushing feedstuff also contribute to granulation and extrusion as well.

Pelleting & Extruding: During the extrusion process, the heat is generated by the raw material under the action of mechanical energy through the screw, the shear plate and the inner wall of the expansion chamber.Materials actually go through the fusion under the high temperature and high pressure, extruding from fish feed extruder machine, achieving volume expansion due to the pressure reducing suddenly. Customers can choose extruder with various die hole sizes according to their actual requirements because lima is able to provide fish feed extruder machine with sizes from 0.9mm to 12mm, suitable for the different growth.

Drying & Cooling: Floating fish feed would be of necessity pellet with high moisture content when it leaves the pelleting die. In case of pellets sticky, farmers also would need specialized and improved drying equipment after they are capable of making floating feed. After drying and cooling, the feed can be stored in a dry ventilated chamber to maintain quality. Using fish feed dryer/cooler makes the feed easier to store, which also makes drying/cooling important parts of feed processing.

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PetsApplication Technology Of Feed Pellet Machine by limamachine(op): 7:17am On May 23, 2022
The advantage of using the feed pellet machine
The straw or forage is changed from raw to mature through high temperature and high pressure, and the cells of straw and forage are broken, releasing grass flavor and slight sweetness. The crude fiber is refined through high temperature and high pressure, the crude protein content is increased by 6%, and the lignin is gelatinized and water-soluble. The sugar content is increased, which is easy to digest and absorb, and its digestibility is increased by 25% compared with the direct feeding of corn stalks after cutting. The palatability of ruminants is increased, the feed intake rate is 100%, and the forage grass is saved.

1. The straw feed pellet machine has a simple structure, wide applicability, small footprint and low noise.
2. Powdered feed and grass powder can be granulated without (or a little) liquid addition. Therefore, the moisture content of pelleted feed is basically the moisture content of the material before pelleting, which is more conducive to storage. And the feed mixer machines will be used.
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3. The pellets produced by the feed pellet machine have high hardness, smooth surface and sufficient internal maturation, which can improve the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and can kill general pathogenic microorganisms and parasites. It is suitable for raising rabbits, fish, ducks and laboratory animals. , which is more economical than mixed powder feed.
4. The model of the straw feed pellet machine is equipped with 1.5-20 kinds of aperture molds, which are suitable for granulation of different materials and achieve the best effect.
5. The feed pellet machine adapts to different materials to ensure the pressing effect. Compression molding of wood chips, corn stalks, etc. requires a lot of pressure. In the same kind of pelletizing equipment, the roller part is the central part of the whole equipment, and the high-quality alloy steel is used to improve the service life of the roller.

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PetsProcessing Methods Of Fish Feed, Fish Feed Pellet Machine by limamachine(op): 3:20am On May 20, 2022
The production of finished fish food to use a large number of machines and equipment, mainly crushers, mixers, feeders, twin-screw feed puffers, multi-layer dryer, etc.
Fish food fish feed is the key to fish farming, in general, fish feed needs to use nutrient-rich raw materials, after processing and then feeding, fish feed processing methods vary according to the type, there are fresh feeding, made into dry powder, softening and other methods, which is used more or the use of fish food equipment to produce finished fish food.
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there are several processing methods of fish feed:
Fish feed processing is an issue of great concern to farmers, the general processing of fish feed physical processing, chemical processing and biological processing of three methods, the common fish feed processing methods are.

1, animal block feed: chopped or churned and added to the bonded feed, made of dough or with other feeds to feed.

2, insects small animal feed: including earthworms, fly maggots, fungus worms, etc., can be fed directly fresh, can also be processed into dry powder use.

3, animal blood: animal blood is rich in protein, can be boiled and fed or directly mixed with other dry feed.

4, cakes feed: feed young fish need to knock, soak, grind after use, feed adult fish can be soaked soft.

5, bran, dregs feed: can be freshly fed, can also be dried and used, feeding adult fish can be mixed with water and wet bran and fermented to have wine flavor when used.

6, grain feed: sprouted and fed, sprouted feed in white when the highest nutritional value.

7, green feed: flush off the sediment, chopped or pulp and splashed with a trace of salt, can also be chopped and boiled and mixed with bran, soda and other concentrates.

8、Pellet fish feed: use special fish food production equipment and feed machine production.

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