Claims
- 1. A method of preparing animal feeds consisting essentially of providing a multiple ingredient mixture having a particle size less than about 0.80 mm. and continuously introducing a dry stream of said mixture having a predetermined moisture content into a disk pelletizer inclined at an angle from about 40.degree. to about 60.degree. relative to the horizontal and rotating said pelletizer at a speed effective to produce agglomerated balls while simultaneously introducing separately a stream of water into said disk pelletizer with both streams being at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and continuously removing balls and drying said balls to provide a product having a bulk density ratio of ball to said ingredient mixture of from about 0.60 to about 0.95 on the same moisture content basis, said mixture including milk particles present at least in an amount of about 30% of said mixture and having a particle size less than about 0.2 mm., and the ball diameter being about 3 mm. whereby a milk replacer is achieved which is reconstitutable with water to milk consistency in about one minute without substantial agitation.
- 2. The method of claim 1 in which said mixture includes acidified whey milk powder to afford reconstitutability with water in the temperature range of about 15.degree. to about 20.degree. C. in less than about one minute.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of parent application Ser. No. 90,285 filed Nov. 1, 1979, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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