The need to enhance the quality of fish feed produced in Nigeria was the major consideration in the design and development of a preconditioning system. The machine consists of two insulated cylindrical barrels, set of arranged paddles on a shaft, frame, hot water and feed mash in...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i216873
Enough technical data on the physical and mechanical properties of tubers are needed for machine design and crop parameters in modeling and designing cassava processing. The main objective of this study was to establish models for forecasting interaction between the tillage pract...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2020/v14i330135
The drying characteristics of Soybean curd residue (SCR) based fish feed were investigated using an oven at temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80°C, and at a constant air velocity of 1.5 m/s. The ingredients composition for the fish feed were mixed and extruded using a single scr...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v18i217205
This research involved the design and modification of an existing fish feed extruder which was subjected to evaluation in order to produce floatable fish feeds. It was observed that the temperature of the extruded feed was on the average of 70°C with moisture content of 25% wet b...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2019/v4i216899