High fiber co-products from the copra and palm kernel industries are by-products of the production of coconut oil and palm kernel oil. The co-products include copra meal, copra expellers, palm kernel meal, and palm ke...High fiber co-products from the copra and palm kernel industries are by-products of the production of coconut oil and palm kernel oil. The co-products include copra meal, copra expellers, palm kernel meal, and palm kernel expellers. All 4 ingredients are very high in fiber and the energy value is relatively low when fed to pigs. The protein concentration is between 14 and 22 % and the protein has a low biological value and a very high Arg:Lys ratio. Digestibility of most amino acids is less than in soybean meal but close to that in corn. However, the digestibility of Lys is sometimes low due to Maillard reactions that are initiated due to overheating during drying.Copra and palm kernel ingredients contain 0.5 to 0.6 % P. Most of the P in palm kernel meal and palm kernel expellers is bound to phytate, but in copra products less than one third of the P is bound to phytate. The digestibility of P is, therefore, greater in copra meal and copra expellers than in palm kernel ingredients. Inclusion of copra meal should be less than 15 % in diets fed to weanling pigs and less than 25 % in diets for growing-finishing pigs. Palm kernel meal may be included by 15 % in diets for weanling pigs and 25 % in diets for growing and finishing pigs.Rice bran contains the pericarp and aleurone layers of brown rice that is removed before polished rice is produced.Rice bran contains approximately 25 % neutral detergent fiber and 25 to 30 % starch. Rice bran has a greater concentration of P than most other plant ingredients, but 75 to 90 % of the P is bound in phytate. Inclusion of microbial phytase in the diets is, therefore, necessary if rice bran is used. Rice bran may contain 15 to 24 % fat, but it may also have been defatted in which case the fat concentration is less than 5 %. Concentrations of digestible energy(DE) and metabolizable energy(ME) are slightly less in full fat rice bran than in corn, but defatted rice bran contains less than 75 % of the DE and ME in corn. The concentration of crude protein is 15 to 18 % in rice bran and the protein has a high biological value and most amino acids are well digested by pigs. Inclusion of rice bran in diets fed to pigs has yielded variable results and based on current research it is recommended that inclusion levels are less than 25 to 30 % in diets for growing-finishing pigs, and less than 20 % in diets for weanling pigs.However, there is a need for additional research to determine the inclusion rates that may be used for both full fat and defatted rice bran.展开更多
Magnesium(Mg)alloys are extensively used in the automotive and aircraft industries due to their prominent properties.The selection of appropriate process parameters is an important decision to be made because of the c...Magnesium(Mg)alloys are extensively used in the automotive and aircraft industries due to their prominent properties.The selection of appropriate process parameters is an important decision to be made because of the cost reduction and quality improvement.This decision entails the selection of suitable process parameters concerning various conflicting factors,so it has to be addressed with the Multiple Criteria Decision Making(MCDM)method.Therefore,this work addresses the MCDM problem through the TOPSIS(Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution)and COPRAS(COmplex PRoportional ASsessment)methods.The assessment carried out in the material Mg AZ91 with the Solid Carbide(SC)drill bit.The dependent parameters like drilling time,burr height,burr thickness,and roughness are considered with the independent parameters like spindle speed and feed rate.Drilling alternatives are ranked using the above said two methods and the results are evaluated.The optimum combination was found on the basis of TOPSIS and COPRAS for simultaneous minimization of all the responses which is found with a spindle speed of 4540 rpm and a feed rate of 0.076 mm/rev.The identical sequencing order was observed in TOPSIS and COPRAS method.The empirical model was developed through Box-Behnken design for each response.Superior empirical model developed for drilling time which is 3.959 times accurate than the conventional equation.The trends of various dependents based on the heterogeneity of various independents are not identical,these complex mechanisms are identified and reported.The optimized results of the Desirability Function Approach are greater accordance with the TOPSIS and COPRAS top rank.The confirmation results are observed with lesser deviation suggesting the selection of the above independent parameters.展开更多
文摘High fiber co-products from the copra and palm kernel industries are by-products of the production of coconut oil and palm kernel oil. The co-products include copra meal, copra expellers, palm kernel meal, and palm kernel expellers. All 4 ingredients are very high in fiber and the energy value is relatively low when fed to pigs. The protein concentration is between 14 and 22 % and the protein has a low biological value and a very high Arg:Lys ratio. Digestibility of most amino acids is less than in soybean meal but close to that in corn. However, the digestibility of Lys is sometimes low due to Maillard reactions that are initiated due to overheating during drying.Copra and palm kernel ingredients contain 0.5 to 0.6 % P. Most of the P in palm kernel meal and palm kernel expellers is bound to phytate, but in copra products less than one third of the P is bound to phytate. The digestibility of P is, therefore, greater in copra meal and copra expellers than in palm kernel ingredients. Inclusion of copra meal should be less than 15 % in diets fed to weanling pigs and less than 25 % in diets for growing-finishing pigs. Palm kernel meal may be included by 15 % in diets for weanling pigs and 25 % in diets for growing and finishing pigs.Rice bran contains the pericarp and aleurone layers of brown rice that is removed before polished rice is produced.Rice bran contains approximately 25 % neutral detergent fiber and 25 to 30 % starch. Rice bran has a greater concentration of P than most other plant ingredients, but 75 to 90 % of the P is bound in phytate. Inclusion of microbial phytase in the diets is, therefore, necessary if rice bran is used. Rice bran may contain 15 to 24 % fat, but it may also have been defatted in which case the fat concentration is less than 5 %. Concentrations of digestible energy(DE) and metabolizable energy(ME) are slightly less in full fat rice bran than in corn, but defatted rice bran contains less than 75 % of the DE and ME in corn. The concentration of crude protein is 15 to 18 % in rice bran and the protein has a high biological value and most amino acids are well digested by pigs. Inclusion of rice bran in diets fed to pigs has yielded variable results and based on current research it is recommended that inclusion levels are less than 25 to 30 % in diets for growing-finishing pigs, and less than 20 % in diets for weanling pigs.However, there is a need for additional research to determine the inclusion rates that may be used for both full fat and defatted rice bran.
文摘Magnesium(Mg)alloys are extensively used in the automotive and aircraft industries due to their prominent properties.The selection of appropriate process parameters is an important decision to be made because of the cost reduction and quality improvement.This decision entails the selection of suitable process parameters concerning various conflicting factors,so it has to be addressed with the Multiple Criteria Decision Making(MCDM)method.Therefore,this work addresses the MCDM problem through the TOPSIS(Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution)and COPRAS(COmplex PRoportional ASsessment)methods.The assessment carried out in the material Mg AZ91 with the Solid Carbide(SC)drill bit.The dependent parameters like drilling time,burr height,burr thickness,and roughness are considered with the independent parameters like spindle speed and feed rate.Drilling alternatives are ranked using the above said two methods and the results are evaluated.The optimum combination was found on the basis of TOPSIS and COPRAS for simultaneous minimization of all the responses which is found with a spindle speed of 4540 rpm and a feed rate of 0.076 mm/rev.The identical sequencing order was observed in TOPSIS and COPRAS method.The empirical model was developed through Box-Behnken design for each response.Superior empirical model developed for drilling time which is 3.959 times accurate than the conventional equation.The trends of various dependents based on the heterogeneity of various independents are not identical,these complex mechanisms are identified and reported.The optimized results of the Desirability Function Approach are greater accordance with the TOPSIS and COPRAS top rank.The confirmation results are observed with lesser deviation suggesting the selection of the above independent parameters.