Effect of pelleting and expanding processes on vitamin A stability in animal feeds
The stability of vitamin A (retinol-acetate) in pelleted feed for broilers and expanded feed for piglets was controlled during the storage under extreme conditions (at temperature 60°C and relative humidity 80%) in a period of three months. Determination of vitamin content was performed by High-Perf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Society of Processing and Energy in Agriculture, Novi Sad
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1821-4487/2014/1821-44871401044K.pdf |
| Summary: | The stability of vitamin A (retinol-acetate) in pelleted feed for broilers and expanded feed for piglets was controlled during the storage under extreme conditions (at temperature 60°C and relative humidity 80%) in a period of three months. Determination of vitamin content was performed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The concentrations of vitamin A in the untreated samples of feed for broilers and piglets decreased during the three month storage period to 60% and 70% of their initial values, respectively. In the samples of pelleted feed for broilers and expanded feed for piglets, the concentrations of vitamin A decreased to 39% and 50% of their initial values, respectively. Pelleting and expanding processes had significant effects on vitamin A stability in animal feeds. Losses, in general, were in the range found in other studies. |
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| ISSN: | 1821-4487 2956-0195 |