Animal Feed Production Line
Animal feed production line, which can make all kinds of animal feed pellets, has a wide range of applications. Feed pellet production line mainly consists of crushing equipment, mixing equipment, pelletizing equipment, cooling equipment, and packing equipment. It can work with corn, alfalfa, bran, etc., and supports 2-12mm pellet size adjustment.
Over 120 of our animal feed production lines are up and running worldwide! Need something custom? Whether it’s a dedicated line for poultry/chicken feed, or a full plant for cattle, sheep, pigs, RICHI Machinery will tailor it to your needs and get you producing efficiently.
Video of animal feed production line
This is a feed pellet line we did in South Africa, the output is 0.8-4T/H. The production line mainly consists of crushing system, mixing system, pelletizing system, cooling system, packing system.
The production process of animal feed pellet production line is: crushing → feed mixing → pelletizing → feed pellet cooling → feed pellet packing
First of all, crush the straw, grass, corn, wheat bran or similar grain and other raw materials, you need to use the hammer mill.
After crushing, these raw materials need mixing through a feed mixer. When completing the mixing, the raw materials enter the animal feed machine through the conveyor, start pelletizing, pelletizing very quickly, a moment can be discharged.
After completing the pelletizing process, the feed pellets need to be cooled. If the output is small, you can choose to directly drying. If the output is relatively large, then the feed pellets need to be cooled down with a cooling machine, and then packaged with a packaging machine, and then placed in the warehouse. This feed pellets from crushing to pelletizing to packaging, the entire feed pellet production process is over.
What types of animal feed production lines are there?
Animal feed production lines are fully customizable. RICHI’s technical team is constantly updating and upgrading, designing tailored feed production solutions tailored to the feeding needs of different animals and the varying production scales of farms and feed mills. Below are some common animal feed production line solutions:
Single-Type Animal Feed Pellet Production Line
A single-type animal feed pellet production line specializes in producing a specific type of animal feed. Examples include a small production line dedicated to chicken feed or a dedicated pig feed mill.
This line improves efficiency by focusing on producing a specific feed and also tailoring feed characteristics—for example, high-fiber grass pellets or high-protein concentrate pellets.
Poultry Feed Pellet Production Line
The poultry feed production line can be used for poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. It can meet the needs of newly hatched chicks, growing young birds, laying birds, and fattening birds. The key is to get the right amount of protein, energy, and vitamins into the feed.
The machines are adjusted to produce pellets that are even in size and easy to digest. They also use fine grinding and high-temperature treatment. These steps make the feed taste better and more nutritious, helping the birds grow well and letting farmers make more profit.
Livestock Feed Pellet Production Line
For large livestock feed such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, RICHI can design livestock feed production lines specifically tailored to their nutritional needs. These production lines can produce both forage pellets and grain pellets.
Whether it’s hay, silage, corn, or soybean meal, they can handle any feed. The equipment is robust and can handle high-fiber, high-density feeds. When feeding cattle and sheep, a specialized mixer is used to evenly blend the roughage and concentrate feed.
Customized Chicken, Cattle, and Pig Feed Production Line
Most customers raise different animals, scales, and require different types of feed. Despite this, RICHI can provide a reasonable and cost-effective feed production line solution for any need.
If your farm only raises chickens, cattle, and sheep, you can also design a feed pellet production line specifically for these three types of animals. Of course, you can also design it according to the scale of the farm and the local raw materials.
Animal feed production line of various capacity
To illustrate the differences between animal feed production lines of varying capacities and their applicable scenarios, we’ve covered the full range of production capacities, from 1 to 35 tons per hour, with dedicated production flow charts for each. From raw material handling to finished product packaging, these flow charts provide a thorough understanding of the entire production process.
1-2T/H Animal feed pellet production line
This is a small feed processing plant equipment set, typically consisting of a small crushing machine, a small mixer, and a small feed pelletizer.
The production flow chart includes the crushing process. However, whether or not to add a pelletizer depends on the desired pellet size, the type of animal being fed, and the animal’s growth stage.
1-2T/H
Capacity
$10,000-$50,000
Animal feed pellet production line price
3-4T/H Animal feed mill plant
A 3-4 ton/hour animal feed production line typically features an SZLH350 feed pelletizer as its core equipment. The specific configuration will vary depending on the actual needs of the production line.
A typical configuration typically includes a crusher, mixer, pelletizer, cooler, and baler. This combination can meet the continuous production needs of medium-capacity feed plants and is suitable for most small and medium-sized feed processing plants.
3-4T/H
Capacity
$50,000-$120,000
Animal feed mill plant price
5-7T/H Animal feed processing plant
A 5-7 ton/hour animal feed production line is commonly used in small and medium-sized feed production scenarios. It offers high efficiency and a good yield, and is suitable for producing a variety of feeds for poultry, ruminants, and other animals, with a wide range of applications.
The production flow chart illustrates the fully automated, high-end process for this high-capacity production line. This fully automated process, from raw material processing to finished product output, further improves production efficiency.
5-7T/H
Capacity
$70,000-$250,000
Animal feed processing plant price
8-12T/H feed pellet production line
Our 8-10 ton/hour feed pellet production line is a popular model, chosen by many customers. Its key features are high production capacity and low energy consumption, making it ideal for scaled feed production.
Take a look at the production flow chart, which is also a fully automated, high-end production process. From raw material crushing and mixing to subsequent pelletizing and cooling, the entire process operates automatically. Labor costs are lowered, and production efficiency is enhanced accordingly.
8-12T/H
Capacity
$150,000-$350,000
feed pellet production line price
16-24T/H Animal feed production line
This is a large-scale, fully automated feed production line with a capacity of 16-24 ton/hour. Its core configuration includes a feed grinder, feed mixer, animal feed pelletizer, feed pellet cooler, and automatic packaging machine, along with corresponding auxiliary equipment to meet large-scale feed production needs.
The production flow chart illustrates the fully automated, high-end process and also includes silos for convenient storage of raw materials and finished products.
16-24T/H
Capacity
$420,000-$630,000
Animal feed production line price
30-35T/H animal feed processing plant
This production line has a production capacity of 30-35 tons/hour, meeting a wide range of feed pelleting needs, including cattle feed, pig feed, chicken feed, and other animal feed pellets. It can efficiently produce a variety of animal feed pellets.
The production flow chart not only includes fully automated processes from raw material processing to finished product packaging, but also features silos for centralized storage of raw materials and finished products, making the entire production process more consistent and efficient.
30-35T/H
Capacity
$520,000-$780,000
animal feed processing plant price
Advantages of the Animal Feed Production Line
- Consistent pellet quality makes your feed more competitive in the market.
- It boosts production steadily and efficiently, and cuts labor costs too.
- It works with all sorts of raw materials—grains, grass, even fiber. It processes them well to fit what different animals need to eat.
- It helps animals take in more nutrients, makes feed taste better, and helps them grow faster.
- The pellets are strong, easy to store and move around. They also waste less and save money.
- It lets you make a lot of feed the same way every time, so you won’t run out.
- It operates automatically, reducing labor costs; for example, a small production line only requires two workers. And the feed quality is consistent.
- It’s designed to save energy, so your electricity bills will be a lot lower over time.
- A feed solution made just for you can help you do better in the market.
Project cases related to animal feed production line
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From small- to medium-sized poultry feed mills to large-scale integrated feed production projects, RICHI Machinery has completed over 140 export projects worldwide! Whether it’s ruminant feed lines, specialized poultry lines, or customized pig and cattle feed projects, we have proven experience. Our production lines cover major livestock farming countries in Europe, America, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas. If you’re considering building an animal feed production line, the following real-world project examples with varying production capacities may be helpful.
1-2 T/H animal feed pellet Manufacturing Plant for sale Uzbekistan
- Country: Uzbekistan(developed poultry farming, stable feed demand)
- Date: May 2021
- Capacity: 1-2T/H
- Total Power: 55KW
- Workshop size about this project: 8m*6m*8m (L*W*H)
- Raw Materials: Corn, soybean meal, bran, fish meal, alfalfa meal
- Finished Pellet Size: 3-4mm (small pellets specifically for poultry)
- The install period estimated: 30 days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 2 person
- The operate worker in this line: 2 person
3-5T/H Ruminant Animal Feed Pellet Line for sale Indonesia
- Country: Indonesia(strong demand for ruminant feed)
- Date: April 9th,2023
- Capacity: 3-5T/H
- Total Power: 180KW
- Workshop size about this project: 12m*8m*10m (L*W*H)
- Main Raw materials: Rice straw, alfalfa, corn stalks, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, mineral additives
- Customer’s Feed Pellet Size: 6-12mm(coarse pellets specifically for ruminants)
- The install period: 30 Days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 3 person
- The operate worker in this line: 3 person
10-12T/H Cattle Feed Pellet Line for sale South Africa
- Country: South Africa
- Date: March 17th,2019
- Capacity: 10-12T/H
- Total Power: 350KW
- Workshop size about this project: 20m*10m*12m(L*W*H)
- Raw Materials: Corn, sorghum, soybean meal, alfalfa meal, beet pulp, salt, vitamin premix
- Customer’s Feed Pellet Size: 3mm, 5mm, 8mm (specific for beef cattle at different growth stages)
- The install period: 45 Days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 4 person
- The operate worker in this line: 6 person
15T/H Pig Feed Pellet Production Line for sale Canada
- Country: Canada (highly sized pig farming industry)
- Date: June 2021
- Capacity: 15T/H
- Total Power: 500KW
- Workshop size about this project: 25m*12m*12m(L*W*H)
- Raw Materials: Corn, soybean meal, bran, fish meal, whey powder, amino acid premix
- Finished Pellet Sizes: 2.5mm, 4mm, 6mm (for piglets, fattening pigs, and sows)
- Installation Time: 50 days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 7 person
- The operate worker in this line: 6
20 t/h Poultry and Ruminant Mixed feed mill plant for sale Russia
- Country: Russia (Animal husbandry and feed production demand are growing annually)
- Date: September 2019
- Capacity: 20 ton/hour
- Total power: 650 kW (suitable for large-scale production lines)
- Workshop size about this project: 30m*15m*14m (L*W*H, compatible with multi-variety feed production)
- Raw materials: Corn, barley, soybean meal, alfalfa, sunflower meal, fish meal, mineral premix
- Finished pellet size: 3mm (poultry), 8-10mm (ruminant)
- Installation time: 55 days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 8 person
- The operate worker in this line: 7
25T/H animal feed production line project for sale Brazil
- Country: Brazil (a major agricultural and animal husbandry country with strong demand for feed production and export)
- Date: October 2018
- Capacity: 25T/H
- Total Power: 800KW
- Workshop size about this project: 40m*20m*15m (L*W*H)
- Raw Materials: Corn, soybeans, bran, fish meal, bone meal, alfalfa, palm kernel meal
- Final Feed Pellet Size: 3-4mm(general-purpose pellets for pigs and poultry)
- The install period: 60 days
- Number of installation engineers assisted by our company: 10 person
- The operate worker in this line: 8
how to produce animal feed？
Animal feed can generally be divided into powder feed and pellet feed. The production process of pellet feed is generally: crushing, mixing, pelletizing，cooling. Powdered feed is generally crushed and mixed. The specific production process should be customized according to your actual production needs. For example, many customers will pack the pellets after the pellets are cooled down, we will configure the automatic packing machine according to the customer’s needs, to reduce the customer’s labor consumption, and efficiently complete the whole process of pellet production.
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Crushing process — animal feed pellet crushing machine
Pre-treatment of raw materials is very important, especially in the production of some ruminant feed, because in the production of ruminant feed formula needs to be added to the grass. Then for such raw materials should not only be crushed, while the moisture content should be controlled at about 15%.
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Mixing process — animal feed pellet mixer machine
raw material mixing. Here usually use the mixer to mix the raw materials evenly. If you want to do is powdered feed, then to this step, powdered feed has been produced.
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Pelletizing process — animal feed pellet making machine
Put the mixed raw materials into the pelletizer for pelletizing, the materials will be turned into pellets inside the pelletizing chamber and extruded out of the die holes.
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Cooling process — animal feed pellet cooling machine
Pellet cooling is also a very critical step in the process of producing feed pellets, which determines whether the pellets can be stored for a long time and whether they can maintain a good appearance. Because the freshly made feed pellets are soft and hot, it is easy to deform. And if they are stored directly, they will be easily spoiled, which will affect the health of the animals.
What equipment does a complete animal feed production line include?
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For an animal feed production line to be efficient and stable, the equipment involved in each stage—raw material handling, processing, forming, and finished product packaging—must work together to ensure that raw materials are transformed into qualified, standardized feed. The following lists all the equipment involved in key steps such as conveying, cleaning, and crushing, based on the main production stages, to comprehensively cover production needs.
Animal feed finished product storage silo
Animal feed drum primary sieve
Animal feed electronic batching scale
Animal feed dryer machine
Animal feed hammer mill
Animal feed automatic packaging scale
Animal feed vibrating grading screen
Animal feed countercurrent cooler
Animal feed pellet machine
Animal feed mixer machine
Animal feed bucket elevator
Animal feed belt conveyor
Animal feed scraper conveyor
Animal feed screw conveyor
Animal feed pulse dust collector
How to start an animal feed pellet manufacturing business?
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After practice has shown that the animals for the feed pellets favorite degree is greater, so the nutritional balance of the feed pellets also raises the requirements of straw pasture grains nutritional additives and so on. Mixed and pressed into the pellet feed is especially suitable for feeding pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and rabbits, so how to produce pellet feed efficiently and effectively, of course, is to use the animal feed mill plant.
With the development of pellet mill technology is becoming more and more mature, whether it is to buy an animal feed machine to make their own feed pellets, or to start an animal feed processing plant, are not difficult. Investing in an animal feed plant machinery is a good choice, as an animal feed manufacturing equipment manufacturer with many years of experience, we offer you the following suggestions on how to start an animal feed pellet business for your reference, I hope it will help you.
Experienced farmers know, whether it is breeding livestock or poultry, a single pasture or grain feed can no longer meet the needs of animal growth. In order to improve its palatability and increase the amount of food intake as well as the absorption rate, we need change a single feed feeding.
Suggestions on how to start an animal feed pellet business
- Do a good market research. First of all do a survey on the local market before building an animal feed mill plant, such as is there a big demand for feed pellets? How is the competition? And so on the preliminary research work.
- Define the production requirements. For example, the production output, the production of feed type.
- Prepare the plant. The construction of the plant is also based on the production needs and budget.
- Raw material preparation. Adequate raw materials are the basis for making feed pellets, so if you want to join the feed industry, a very important point is the choice of raw materials. It is important to check which raw material is more suitable to be used.
- Choose animal feed mill equipment. Feed production line equipment is in accordance with the output size distinction, according to the supply of raw materials and individual investment size to determine the output, according to the size of the raw material to determine the choice of which pretreatment equipment and auxiliary equipment. Of course, all of these need to consult a professional feed pellet mill manufacturers to determine.
- To choose a reliable feed pellet mill manufacturer, it is best to go to the manufacturer for a site visit. This can be faster and more detailed understanding of which manufacturers are more professional, which manufacturers are more reliable. After multiple comparisons to determine a good program, then sign a contract to buy. All the equipment is best purchased from the same manufacturer, so that future problems with the equipment are not troublesome.
- In short, to build an animal feed processing plant, do a good job of preliminary investigation, to find a reliable, professional feed pellet mill manufacturers is crucial, do not have to worry about after-sales problems, the use of equipment more worry.
Frequently Ask Question
Frequently Ask Question
what are the main raw materials in animal feed production line?
Generally speaking, the raw materials used in animal feed production lines are: corn, bran, soybean meal, fish meal, soybean meal, cottonseed cake, bone meal, wheat bran and so on. The specific raw materials should be combined with your production needs to determine the formula, such as the type of animal you want to feed, the age of the animal and so on.
If you don’t know which raw materials to use in your feed pelelt production line, please feel free to ask us, you just need to tell us your production needs.
What are the advantages of pelletized feed?
There are many benefits of making animal feed pellets, such as cooked animal feed pellets can promote animal digestion and absorption, more nutritious and so on. Compared with the traditional powder or directly use the material for feeding animals, the benefits of feeding with animal feed pellets are too many, so many people in the market choose to buy animal feed pellets to feed animals.
Here are a few significant advantages of pellet feed:
- Can provide more comprehensive nutrition for animals
- High feed conversion rate
- Prevent animals from picky eating
- More convinent for transportation and storage
- Can meet the growth demands of a wide range of animals to promote animal thriving
- Easy to feed and reduces dust
- Improve feed efficiency
- Kills harmful substances and germs that may contain in raw materials， protect the health and safety of animals.
The development prospect of animal feed pellets is also a good, if you are interested in joining the animal feed industry, first of all, congratulations on choosing a promising and profitable route to earn money, and secondly, you have any need to contact us for consultation.
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Why Choose RICHI Machinery?
The right animal feed production line makes a big difference—it shapes how well your feed production runs, how much you spend, and how good the final feed is. RICHI Machinery’s animal feed production lines are designed around your real needs. We use our experience to tackle the main production issues: if you’re dealing with different raw materials, need a custom capacity, or want full process automation, we’ve got tested solutions that work.
Efficient and comprehensive after – sales service:
RICHI machinery has a comprehensive and well – established after – sales service system. It has multiple overseas logistics routes to ensure that machine arrives safely and on time. Later on, if there’s any abnormality with the customer’s machine, we’ll provide after – sales staff to offer preliminary solutions right away. And within 48 hours, we’ll send professional technicians to the site for service, minimizing the customer’s downtime.
Scientific customized services:
We have a diverse and rich product system. With over 200 products, we can meet the needs of various animal feed pellet production customers. The company is equipped with a professional R&D and design team. According to your actual situation, whether it is a small animal feed production line or a large industrial animal feed factory, we will design personalized solutions for you based on the actual situation.
Excellent equipment quality:
RICHI Machinery has won many international authoritative certifications. The company has passed BV certification, ISO9001 International Quality Management System Certification, European CE Certification, and Swiss SGS Certification, among others. You can find us on YouTube.
