Article
Roller versus hammer: Corn particle size impacts digestibility
National Hog Farmer
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-22-2017
Abstract
The main goal of grinding ingredients (either with a hammer mill or a roller mill) is to maximize the value of the feed delivered to pigs. By reducing particle size, corn passing through the digestive tract of the pig will be more effectively exposed to digestive enzymes, and improves the quantity of nutrients that pigs can extract from the grain.
Copyright Owner
Informa PLC
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Jesus Acosta, John Patience, Cassandra Jones and Charles Stark. "Roller versus hammer: Corn particle size impacts digestibility" National Hog Farmer (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-patience/127/
This article is published as Acosta, J., J. Patience, C. Jones and C. Stark. Roller versus hammer: Corn particle size impacts digestibility. National Hog Farmer. June 22, 2017. Posted with permission.