The purpose of this study was to develop and conduct tests on a power-driven animal feed pellet manufacturing prototype for the production of animal feed. The pellet feed manufacturing machine included a hopper, a pelleting chamber, a pellet roll, a die plate, an exit, and a frame. It was propelled by a 3-hp electric motor. The machine's overall dimensions were 800mm*1170mm*560mm. It can make animal feed pellets with an average diameter of 10 mm, a length of 5-7 cm, and a weight of 1.78 g. On wheat-based feed components, the machine's actual pelleting capacity, throughput capacity, and pelleting efficiency improve from 60.2 to 64.6 kg/hr, 71.1 to 74.1kg/hr, and 84.67 to 87.18 of 57% as moisture content increases from 15 to 25%. As moisture content increases from 15 to 25%, un-pelleted feed ingredients reduce from 15.33 to 12.82% and 10 to 7% on wheat and maize-based feed ingredients, respectively.

Keywords: Pellet, Actual Capacity, Throughput Capacity, Pelleting Efficiency, Cost Analysis, Break-even Point, Pelleting Die and Roll.

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