The Effects of Developments in Compound Feed Technologies on Compound Feed Quality and Compound Feed Value

The first examples of compound feed have emerged towards the end of the 19th century. Compound feed production has shown its real development in the second half of the 20th century. It can be said that the most important share in this development belongs to the developments that occur in different branches of science and to the common influence. Many different processes are applied until the raw materials are taken to the factory and compound feeds are packed in the factories. Significant technological developments have been experienced in each of these processes. But technological developments in grinding, mixing and shaping the compound feed (powder, pellet or granular form), which are the most important processes in the production of compound feed, are generating the most positive impact in terms of animal nutrition. Along with technological developments, feed values of compound feeds also showed a significant improvement. In this review, an evaluation of the technological developments in compound feed production has been made in terms of animal nutrition