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Aqua Feeds: Formulation & Beyond Volume 1, Issue 2, 2004
Title:	Modern Extrusion Systems for Shrimp Feed Production
Section:	Technology, pages 21-24
Author & Affiliation:	Mr. Galen J. Rokey Wenger Manufacturing Inc. Sabetha Kansas, USA
E-mail:	GalenR@Wenger.com

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In this article, the author presents and compares three hardware tools available in the industry that can be used to produce sinking feeds for shrimp through extrusion:

• Vented extruder barrel with or without vacuum assist
• Separate cooking and forming extruders where the product is vented between the two units
• Back pressure valve and pressure chamber at extruder die

This article has 5 figures and 3 tables.

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