An extruding machine for the production of floating fish feed was designed and fabricated. Performance evaluation of the fabricated floating fish feed extruding machine was done. The design of the hopper; shaft, barrel, screw and die of the machine were done using standard equati...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i12762
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
This research evaluates the effect of feed formulation on fish feed properties with the aim of providing information on its water absorption and physical properties of the feed. The main objective of the study is to analysis the effects of the 3 tuber crops (dried cassava, potato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2020/v7i330117
Introduction: Foam mat drying involves the change of agricultural material from a high moisture content level to a stable foam which is achieved by moisture reduction mechanism. Aim: In this study, foam-mat drying process of watermelon was optimized using response surface methodo...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v3i130087
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
The use of locally fabricated flash drying system is a major challenge for the production of High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF). Thus, this study focuses on analysis of pneumatic dryers for cassava processing and its significance relates to its promise to further our understanding...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/46215
The objective of this paper is to present a review on hybrid solar dryer and its modification for further research. Energy is not evenly distributed in the world, developed countries have more than enough while developing countries are facing it inadequacy. Rural areas where agr...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i1793