Combined feed is very common among farmers and livestock breeders. In principle, it is possible to engage in the manufacture of these products privately or on an industrial scale.
However, before you buy equipment for the production of granular feed, you need to decide how much such a business pays off.
Is it worth it to do this?
It should be noted that the presented feed is in demand in agriculture. The fact is that its composition may include completely different ingredients and additives that can satisfy all the needs of the animal organism. In addition, the product has other advantages:
- nutritional value;
- small size, which allows not to overload the intestines of the animal;
- convenience of storage and warehousing;
- high demand for goods.
Naturally, if you want to organize such a business, then you need to pay attention to where exactly you will sell your products. That is, it is best for you to open production where there is some kind of livestock farm. Although over time you will be able to expand your mini-factory and provide feed for other consumers.
What raw materials are necessary for work?
Before buying equipment for the production of granular feed, you need to understand what you will make of it. So, in order to make a standard product, you will need the following ingredients:
- feed grain (it has a small cost, but this does not make the feed less nutritious and healthy);
- hay;
- herbal flour, which has a large amount of fiber, necessary for proper digestion;
- grains of various cereals (barley, wheat, corn);
- salt;
- sunflower meal;
- chemical, stock and mineral additives.
Various vitamins and nutritional supplements are often added to the combined feed, which contribute to the good functioning of the intestines and the rapid growth of the animal.
What equipment do you need?
So, you cannot make this product manually, so you have to buy equipment for the production of granular feed. In principle, you will not need any very expensive machines, however, when choosing devices, you need to pay attention to their performance and quality. That is, give preference only to those manufacturers who are well established in the market.
So, for work you will need such devices:
- Crusher, with which you can grind grain.
- Granulator. It can have holes of different diameters. Depends on how small the granules will be. A standard granulator can produce about 60-130 kg of product per hour.
- Screw press for granular feed. Thanks to him, the mixture is forced through the holes.
- Dryer and hay shredder.
- If you prefer to grow the ingredients yourself for further processing, then you will also need a mower.
As you can see, such a business can be organized quite quickly, especially since the equipment has a relatively low cost.
Is it possible to build a homemade granulator?
If you want to produce feed only for your own farm, you should know how to make a device for the production of granular feed yourself. And you do not have to buy too expensive parts. You can make some structural elements from improvised materials.
The construction process of the presented device is not complicated and consists of several stages:
- Fabrication of the matrix. It is through this element that the mixture will pass and turn into granules.
- Rollers for skating rinks. The size of this element should correspond to the diameter of the working area of the matrix.
- Body. It is made of any durable vessel (old barrel) or sheet metal. The container should be divided into 2 parts: a compartment for raw materials and a receiving part for granules.
- The output shaft of the gearbox is installed at the bottom of the device.
- Frame of metal corners on which the entire structure will be installed.
The assembled granulator will need to be painted to prevent rust.
Product manufacturing technology
It is quite simple. The production of granular feed takes place in several stages:
- drying the ingredients;
- crushing of grain and other feed components;
- mixing of all elements into a single mixture;
- processing of "pulp" using a press - granulation;
- cooling or drying of the finished elements;
- packing and packaging of the finished product.
Today, in large industries, there are more lines that can do all these actions automatically. However, for starters, you have enough simple machines. In any case, you can always expand your business.
