The largest expense in animal production is the cost of feed, which accounts for about three-fourths of all on-farm poultry production costs. As feedstock prices continue to rise, improving your flock’s ability to convert feed into meat efficiently can be the key to profitability. By understanding and optimizing feed conversion, farmers can reduce the amount…
Nutrition is critical to efficient poultry farming. Not only does feeding account for about 75% of poultry production costs, but it can directly impact bird performance and production. Whether raising chickens for commercial egg or meat production, each flock requires certain poultry nutrition considerations depending on its end use. The same diet does not suit…
Soybeans are the world’s most dominant source of vegetable oil, with more than 370 million metric tons being processed this year—more than the other six highest-volume oilseeds combined. Since solvent extraction is the most commonly used method of extracting vegetable oil, it makes sense that most of the world’s solvent extraction equipment is designed specifically…
Although it only grows in a limited swath of sub-Saharan African parklands, the wild shea tree supplies the entire world with enough shea nuts to meet the growing demand for both shea oil and shea butter. African civilizations have been processing shea nuts by hand for centuries, using tedious traditional methods of shea butter extraction…
Ever since inventing the first continuous mechanical screw press in 1900, Anderson International has continued innovating new and improved solutions for seed oil extraction. Their monumental press invention sparked a series of other innovations—including the original Expander-Extruder-Cooker (EEC), which led to the development of the Solvex Expander, now used widely to prepare oilseeds for solvent…
As the demand for organic food increases, farmers are reevaluating how they produce (and feed) livestock to meet these demands. Although solvent extraction is commonly used for high-volume oil production, the meal left over from this process can’t be used as organic animal feed because of the hazardous chemicals involved. Soybean meal generated from chemical-free…
When Valerius D. Anderson filed a patent for his mechanical screw press in April 1900, during the Industrial Revolution, he planted the seeds for a groundbreaking invention that would revolutionize the industry. At that time, a batch hydraulic press was the only way to mechanically extract liquid from solid material. It could take hours to…
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