Removal of Metallic Objects from Animal Feeds: Development and Studies on a new machine

Authors

  • A.G. Ramin Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Uremia University, Uremia, Iran
  • S. Jafari Shoorijeh Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran
  • H.R. Ahmadi Ashtiani Department of Clinical biochemistry, College of Medicine, Tarbiat Modaress University, Tehran, Iran
  • M.M. Naderi Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary College, Science and Research Section of Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • M.A. Behzadi Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran
  • A. Tamadon Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 1731, Shiraz 71345, Iran

Keywords:

Diet metal remover machine, traumatic reticuloperitonitis, iron metals, non-iron metals

Abstract

A simple machine was designed by the authors to  remove different metallic objects from animal feed  stuff. A series of experiments were conducted to  judge the efficiency of the machine whose results  revealed that the device could remove almost  100% of magnetic metallic objects and 50-62% of  non-magnetic metallic material from different  feed stuffs. Metallic objects were more efficiently  removed from wheat, barley and alfalfa than hay.  The rate of removal of nails and wire pieces was  higher than that of needles.   

Published

2008-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2

Section

Articles