Technological aspects of mixing and pelleting in the production of fish feed for carp

Kako raste potreba za sve većom proizvodnjom hrane, tako raste i značaj akvakulture kao sektora proizvodnje hrane. Jedan od najvećih varijabilnih troškova proizvodnje u akvakulturi je riblja hrana stoga su tehnologija proizvodnje hrane te njena kvaliteta izuzetno važni za sektor. Proizvodnja peletirane hrane za šarana je proces kojim se iz sirovih sastojaka, proizvodi nutritivno uravnotežen i stabilan oblik hrane koristeći tehnološke procese mljevenja, miješanja, kondicioniranja, peletiranja, sušenja, hlađenja i premazivanja uljem. Važno je poznavati hranidbene potrebe šarana kroz sezone i životne stadije, udjele hranjivih tvari u sirovinama, aspekte svih tehnoloških procesa te kako ih koristiti da dobijemo proizvod koji ima željene hranidbene karakteristike i fizička svojstva.As the need for ever greater food production increases, so does the importance of aquaculture as a sector of food production. One of the largest variable costs in aquaculture production is fish feed, so production and quality are very important to this sector. The production of fish feed pellets for carp is a process in which we obtain a nutritionally balanced and stable form of feed from raw perishable ingredients through the technological processes of grinding, mixing, conditioning, pelleting, drying, cooling and oil application. In order to obtain a product with the desired nutritional properties, it is important to know the nutritional needs of carp in different seasons and life stages, as well as the nutrient proportions in the raw materials, the aspects of all technological processes and their application