COLD STERILIZATION WITH ACCELERATED ELECTRONS KILLS PATHOGENS AND INCREASES THE SHELF LIFE OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE PROCESSED!

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Traditionally ionizing radiation is used to treat animal feed that may be contaminated with insect pests, parasites, pathogenic bacteria (e.g. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Clostridia) and mycotoxins. However, feeds and forages are not enough to meet today’s demands of the livestock industry.

To bridge the gap between dwindling resources and growing demand, the use of local feed resources must be optimized. All types of raw materials should be involved in this process, from food waste, grain by-products and crop residues to cut grasses, plants and plant products that are less well-known and not traditionally used as animal feed.

Based on new approaches, farmers can partially or completely replace traditional animal feed with more innovative feeding methods using local resources, which will have a direct impact on livestock productivity while protecting the environment and conserving natural resources.

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BEAMCOMPLEX EQUIPMENT FOR ANIMAL FEED IRRADIATION

Beamcomplex manufactures compact complexes with electron accelerators operating in E-beam and X-Ray modes with the energy of 5 MeV and a power of 50 kW and 100 kW, capable of phytosanitary treatment of animal feed both vertically and horizontally due to the dual window outlet device.

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Our company offers two options:

1. Turnkey installation of our compact complex directly at the production site, ensuring full in-house control, seamless integration into existing processes, and reduced logistic costs.

2. Construction of a full-scale phytosanitary treatment center equipped with multiple complexes with electron accelerators, strategically located near animal feed storages and production facilities, where we can render phytosanitary treatment services.

IONIZING RADIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ANIMAL FEED TREATMENT

Ionizing radiation (E-beam and X-Ray) generated by electron accelerators is used for phytosanitary treatment of animal feed.

E-beam/X-Ray penetrate the product and effectively eliminate or reduce the number of pathogens and parasites to required limits by inducing breaks in their DNA.

BENEFITS OF ANIMAL FEED IRRADIATION

IMPORTANT NOTICE! It is essential to determine the appropriate dose of radiation in order to combat the specific type of pathogen identified in the laboratory and not to damage the valuable vitamins, proteins, and nutrients.

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ANIMAL FEED INGREDIENTS

PRODUCTION OF FEED INGREDIENTS USING SAWDUST OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOD

Wood chips, sawdust are

• valuable cellulose raw material for animal feed and ingredients
• source of oligosaccharides and simple sugars (glucose, xylose, etc.)

Farm animals can digest cellulose to a limited extent, typically around 10-15%, because they lack the enzymes necessary to break down cellulose directly.
After treatment of wood sawdust with accelerated electrons, the molecular bonds of rough plant raw materials are dissolved to useful micronutrients, and the cellulose is

• depolymerized to oligosaccharides and simple sugars,
• softened and
• well digested by animals

ADVANTAGES OF PRODUCING INGREDIENTS USING WOOD SAWDUST

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Piglets

Post-weaning piglets’ feeding with feed containing sawdust ingredients treated with accelerated electrons

• reduced livestock mortality
• reduced stunting
• increased weight gain in comparison with control animals
• reduced feed consumption per unit of production

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Pigs

Pigs feeding with feed containing sawdust ingredients treated with accelerated electrons

• increased average yield weight in the experimental group compared to the control group
• decreased number of feed days
• decreased number of feed units

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Chickens

Broiler chickens feeding with feed containing sawdust ingredients treated with accelerated electrons

• increased livestock survival rate
• average daily weight gain
• increased 1st cat. meat output

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OTHER ALTERNATIVES

Not always the most popular and well-known options of forage crops are able to satisfy the needs of livestock for microelements and increase productivity. An excellent solution is to use and prepare different plants.

These include: succulent fir needles, leaves, branches, forest silage; vitamin flour, husks, fruit pits, corn cobs, cake; additives such as grass seeds, fodder yeast, dried biomass of fly larvae.

They are rich in vitamins, proteins, fats, minerals, amino acids and other microelements that contribute to the productivity and well-being of animals.

IRRADIATION OF COMPOUND FEED

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