Improving Pellet Quality and Throughput via Die Type and Steam Conditioning Temperature Optimization in Cattle Feed Production

Open Access

Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 661, 2025 The 18^th Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering International Conference “Climate Resilient Agriculture for Asia” (TSAE 2025)


Article Number		05002
Number of page(s)		6
Section		Post-Harvest Processing and Food Engineering
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202566105002
Published online		13 November 2025

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