Energy consumption reduction during pelleting process of dairy cow feed with the addition of soy molasses
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2023
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Stojkov, Viktor 
Rakita, Slađana
Banjac, Vojislav
Ilić, Petar
Vidosavljević, Strahinja
Fišteš, Aleksandar
Bojanić, Nemanja
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University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad; Institute of field and vegetable crops Novi Sad, national institute of the Republic of Serbia; "Industrial plants" doo Novi Sad
Abstract
Soy molasses (SM) is obtained during the production of soy protein concentrate, and it can be used in the production of animal feed. SM helps to bind the particles together. The aim of the research was to investigate the influence of SM on the specific energy consumption (SPE) of the pellet press during the production of dairy cow feed pellets, and the influence on the pellet durability index and pellet hardness. By adding SM to the mixture, the SPE of the pellet press had a statistically significant reduction and the pellet durability index did not statistically signifantly changed, but there was a decrease in the pellet hardness.
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soy molasses, pelleting, dairy cow, specific energy consumption, physical quality of pellets