Part 1 The World Feed Industry Fact 1
Lesson 1 Top 25 Feed Manufacturers Worldwide in 2005 1
Lesson 2 Frontiers in Feed Manufacturing 6
Lesson 3 Future Demand for Meat and Meat Product 8
Lesson 4 Organic Animal Husbandry:the Future Challenges 9
Lesson 5 Current and Future Challenges in Aquaculture 10
Part 2 Basic Animal Digestive Physiology 15
Lesson 1 Digestion and Metabolism in the Rumen 15
Lesson 2 The Digestive System of Ruminants 17
Lesson 3 The Digestive Tract of Poultry 19
Lesson 4 The Digestive Tract of the Pig 21
Lesson 5 The Digestive System of Fish 24
Part 3 Basic Animal Nutrition 32
Lesson 1 Protein and Amino Acids 32
Lesson 2 Energy 36
Lesson 3 Vitamin 39
Part 4 Feeds 47
Lesson 1 Smart Feeds for Smart Pigs 47
Lesson 2 Energy Sources 52
Lesson 3 Protein and Amino Acids Sources 58
Lesson 4 Mineral Sources 66
Part 5 Feed Additives 77
Lesson 1 Alternatives of Antibiotics Promoters for Pigs 78
Lesson 2 Antifungal 81
Lesson 3 Antibiotics 82
Lesson 4 Digestion Modifiers 84
Lesson 5 Feed Flavors 89
Lesson 6 Probiotics 91
Part 6 Equipments of Feed Manufacturing 95
Lesson 1 Bulk Ingredients Storage 95
Lesson 2 Convey 98
Lesson 3 Hammer Mill 99
Lesson 4 Mixer 103
Lesson 5 Pellet 106
Lesson 6 Expander/Extruder 114
Part 7 Technology of Feed Manufacturing 122
Lesson 1 Definitions 122
Lesson 2 Grinding Technology 128
Lesson 3 Steaming Technology 129
Lesson 4 Conditioning 131
Lesson 5 Pelleting 134
Lesson 6 Pellet cooling 136
Lesson 7 Flexible Production of Different Particle Sizes 139
Lesson 8 Extrusion Technology 141
Lesson 9 Vacuum Coating Technique and Feed Packaging Systems 144
Appendix Basic Knowledge about Translating and Writing of Scientific English 148
Lesson 1 Translating of Scientific English 148
Lesson 2 Writing of Scientific English 153