A method of producing a jerky dog treat, comprising, tumbling, under vacuum, a mixture comprising diced chicken, salt, and water for about 5 minutes, tumbling, under vacuum, the mixture further comprising one or more additional ingredients for about 15 minutes, molding the mixture into one or more strips comprising the jerky dog treat that are placed on a screen, and cooking the one or more strips in an oven.

This disclosure presents a reptile cricket powder mixer, which comprises a shell, including a primary shell with primary through-holes provided on its lower surface at an interval and a secondary shell which is movably mounted at the lower end of the primary shell and is used to store calcium powder; an upper cover, which is mounted at the upper end of the primary shell; a powder adjusting ring, which is fixed inside the secondary shell, and secondary through-holes are provided on the surface of the ring at an interval aligned with the primary through-holes. In this disclosure, by rotating the secondary shell, you can change the area of alignment of the primary through-holes with the secondary through-holes, so as to control the quantity of the powder entering to or from the first or the secondary shell, or to conveniently recycle any excessive powder in the primary shell.

A pet food cooker and mixer includes a housing within which is enclosed a motor and a removable mixing pot where the mixing pot is configured with curved walls and an open top, a longitudinal axis, and an outlet at one end. A mixer blade is driven by the motor and is configured with a shaft extending along the longitudinal axis within the mixing pot, the mixer blade comprising plurality of paddles extending radially from the shaft and configured to force food material toward the outlet and a scraper arm extending outward from the shaft, the scraper arm having a scraper paddle in contact with the curved walls. An extrusion auger is also driven by the motor and is configured to force food material through the outlet. The device is also configured with a heating element for heating the mixing pot.

The invention relates to a method for producing blocks of an aqueous gel, comprising: a step of forming a compound by mixing: i. an aqueous substrate; and ii. the gelling agent, a step of drawing off the compound; a step of in-line cooling of the compound so as to bring it below a second temperature at which it gels; a step of transferring to a distribution line; a step of cutting the gelled compound into blocks at the outlet of the distribution line; anda step of distributing the blocks of gel into a farming container immediately after the gel is cut into blocks. Such a method allows blocks of gel to be produced continuously and as required in the context of rearing livestock, in particular rearing insects. The invention also relates to a corresponding device.

The invention relates to a method for producing blocks of an aqueous gel, comprising: a step of forming a compound by mixing: i. an aqueous substrate; and ii. the gelling agent, a step of drawing off the compound; a step of in-line cooling of the compound so as to bring it below a second temperature at which it gels; a step of transferring to a distribution line; a step of cutting the gelled compound into blocks at the outlet of the distribution line; anda step of distributing the blocks of gel into a farming container immediately after the gel is cut into blocks. Such a method allows blocks of gel to be produced continuously and as required in the context of rearing livestock, in particular rearing insects. The invention also relates to a corresponding device.

A process to remove the glucosinolates of oilseed meals, such as Brassica carinata oilseed meals, is provided. In one embodiment, exogenous myrosinase is used to convert the glucosinolates to volatile isothiocyanate compounds, which can then be removed under conditions of mild heat and negative pressure. In another embodiment, heat and pressure are used to remove glucosinolates from Brassica carinata oilseed. The processed meals may contain less than 80% of their starting levels of glucosinolates and may be suitable for use in various applications, including as animal feeds.

The invention refers to a method of preparing of a silage good having improved quality, to an ensiling process employing the method or the silage good, and an apparatus of preparing of a silage good having improved quality. The method includes applying a first model on determined parameters to determine an ensilability index number and applying a second model on the determined parameters to determine a retention index number for a harvested good. The method can further include determining types and amounts of ensiling additives to be added to the harvested good for controlling the ensiling process depending on the ensilability index number and the retention index number and supplying the determined additives to the harvested good to obtain the silage good.

A method is disclosed for producing an extruded daily ration feed product with a known concentration of diethylcarbamazine. The method involves mixing propylene glycol and diethylcarbamazine together to form an active blend with a predetermined ratio. The active blend and a feed mixture are then introduced into an extruder and forced through a die to form the extruded daily ration feed product. Inline near-infrared spectroscopy is used to detect the propylene glycol within the extruder. The detected level of propylene glycol is correlated to the concentration of diethylcarbamazine within the extruded daily ration feed product based on the predetermined ratio. This method provides a reliable and efficient way to ensure the desired concentration of diethylcarbamazine exists in the extruded daily ration feed product during the production process.

A pelletizer with a removable pelletizer die is disclosed, including a plurality of bolts and a plurality of precision pins each provided in a plurality of flanges to fasten a pelletizer die. The plurality of bolts and the plurality of precision pins enable an operator to disassemble and clean a pelletizer die and replace the pelletizer die in a suitable position. A drive side shaft seal and an end each include a removable internal bushing, a larger surface and packing with an outside flange surface using the plurality of bolts to compress the packing.

Provided is a processing apparatus for processing water-containing organic matters. The processing apparatus includes: a processing tank configured to store the water-containing organic matters; a stirring unit configured to stir the water-containing organic matters; a heater configured to heat the processing tank; an exhaust unit configured to exhaust gas from the processing tank at a rate from 1 m.sup.3/min to 300 m.sup.3/min; and an ion gas supply unit configured to supply ion gas into the processing tank with the exhaustion of the gas from the interior of the processing tank, the ion gas having an ion density of at least 2,000,000 pcs/cc, wherein the heater heats an interior of the processing tank while the stirring unit stirs the water-containing organic matters, and the ion gas is supplied into the processing tank according to the exhaustion by the exhaust unit, whereby processing the water-containing organic matters.