Algae Biomass Pellet Binders are Better Poultry Feed
Joe Moritz from Davis College of Agriculture, Natural resources and Design, West Virginia University presented his project which is at the quest for a “high quality pellet with minimal environmental impact”.
Certain thermal processes can be applied during various stages of pellet production in order to compromise the availability of vitamins and amino acids. The pellet obtained is expected to have improved efficiency in lesser feed. Hence, lesser waste will be produced which can simultaneously reduce the release of nitrogen and phosphorous to environment via poultry litter.
During biofuel production, pellet binder which is produced as a co-product, can be used to replace soy meal and animal- vegetable fat. It contains high nutritional content, thus needed lesser feed for birds leading to lesser wastage from birds.
Current researches on enzyme technology are focussing on thermal tolerance of enzymes, which are the key of animal nutrition.
