. 2020 Apr 3;4(2):616–629. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa039

Table 7.

Pellet quality of experimental diets

Item	Control	5 LL^a	10 LL	9.4 M^b	SEM	Probability, P<
Hot pellet temperature, °C^c	69.44^b	62.6^ab	59.36^a	63.56^ab	7.993	0.0417
Production rate, (metric tons/h)^d	0.44^b	0.43^ab	0.39^a	0.41^ab	0.016	0.0300
Fines, %^e	6.96^c	3.93^b	3.01^b	1.84^a	1.134	0.0128
PDI, %^f	93.04^a	96.08^bc	96.99^cd	98.17^d	1.134	0.0128
Holmen 60, %^g	87.10^a	91.63^b	94.80^cd	96.43^d	1.214	0.0012
Holmen 120, %	74.70^a	83.45^b	90.65^c	93.65^d	2.146	0.0003

^aLL = liquid lactose (SweetLac 63; Westway Feed Products, Tomball, TX).

^bM = Sugar cane molasses.

^cHot pellet temperatures were recorded with a single probe digital thermometer at the center of collected sample.

^dProduction rate was measured as the weight of the pellets collected divided by 60 s.

^ePercentage fines were determined using a number 6 screen (3.35 mm).

^fA Seedboro Pellet Durability Tester was used to determine PDI. Pellets were tumbled in 500-g samples of feed for 10 min, then, using a number-6 screen (3.35 mm) fines were sifted from the sample.

^gHolmen NHP100 (Tekpro Limited, Norfolk, UK) process was run at 60 and 120 s as an additional PDI parameter, completed at Kansas State University.

^a–dMeans within a row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).