“…Pelleting of animal feed is important for improved efficiency in animal feeding and for convenience in feed handling. Research has shown that animals fed with good-quality pellets have better growth performance and feed conversion than those fed with mash, reground pellets, or pellets with more fines (Jensen et al, 1962;Jensen and Becker, 1965;Kertz et al, 1981;Brewer et al, 1989;and Zatari et al, 1990). Behnke (1994) indicated that improvements in animal performance have been attributed to decreased feed wastage, reduced selective feeding, decreased ingredient segregation, less time and energy expended for prehension, destruction of pathogens, thermal modification of starch and protein, and improved palatability.…”