Physico-mechanical properties of compound feed and its main components

The importance of feeding animals with complete feed should be noted, since the share of compound feed accounts for 50-55% of the cost of the products obtained in dairy farms, and 65-70% in meat farms. For animals, not only the quantity of feed is important, but also its quality, which is determined by the nutrients in the feed. Various vegetable, animal and mineral feeds are used for animal feeding. Before feeding to animals, these feeds are specially prepared and given to animals in an easily digestible form that does not adversely affect their health and product quality. Currently, the livestock industry of the republic works at the expense of small farmers. Although the breeding of these animals is organized in the farms, most of the technological processes, especially the preparation and distribution of feed, the cost of hand-made product is high, and productivity becomes less. The low-mechanized equipment and technical means used here perform a limited number of operations. The purpose of feed preparation is to increase their digestibility and absorption of nutrients, to improve their technological properties and neutralization. In addition, there should be no impurities in the feed that can adversely affect the health of animals or the quality of feed. At the same time, the use of various wastes from both agriculture and other industries in the preparation of feed is significantly expanding. Thus, there is a need to use large, fully mechanized and automated production complexes to solve priority tasks.