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

PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENT OF ANIMAL FEED USING IONIZING RADIATION

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.

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 shrimp/prawn 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

  • Full elimination of insect pests and their larvae, pathogens, fungi, bacteria, viruses and parasites.
  • Reduction of mycotoxins.
  • Extended shelf life of treated products.
  • Lifelong preservation of all nutrients and vitamins.
  • Successful replacement of fumigation.
  • High processing speed.
  • Products are not heated during treatment.
  • No residual radiation and free radicals in treated products.

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.

  • Up to 0.5 kGy to combat insect pests
  • Up to 4 kGy to combat pathogens
  • Over 4 kGy to combat mycotoxins

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

  • Innovative proven technology for the production of a nutritional ingredient for mixed feeds.
  • Increased useful properties of cellulose due to depolymerization to get useful oligosaccharides and simple sugars - glucose, xylose, etc.
  • Easily digested by animals.
  • Improved results in livestock breeding.
Post-weaned 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

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.

  • Cakes
  • Corn cobs
  • Husks

IRRADIATION OF COMPOUND FEED

IRRADIATION OF FEED FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

IAEA Safety Standards
IAEA. Safety standards for protecting people and environment. 2006
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IAEA Publication
IAEA. Radiation processing for safe, shelf-stable and ready-to-eat food. 2003
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FDA approves irradiation of pet foods, animal feeds
The FDA has approved irradiation of bagged complete diets, packaged feeds, feed ingredients, bulk feeds, and animal treats and chews to prevent microbial infection in handlers of the feed and animals alike. 2001
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Sustainable value chains for sustainable food systems
FAO/UNEP. Towards Zero Waste and Sustainable Food Production Using Human-Inedible Agroproducts and Food Loss and Waste as Animal Feed. 2016
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