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3 reasons to reduce surface tension in feed processing

Dr. Prince Nanda, and Jeffrey Huijsmans, Trouw Nutrition

Dr. Prince Nanda, and Jeffrey Huijsmans, Trouw Nutrition

3 reasons to reduce surface tension in feed processing

Abstract

Surface tension allows some spiders (and other insects) to walk on water and raindrops to coalesce into beautiful patterns on a surface. But when it comes to animal feed, surface tension has a much less attractive effect � keeping water at the surface of the feed particle where it can threaten the safety, nutritional value and shelf-life of feed.