MODIFICATION AND TESTING OF AN INTEGRATED

POULTRY FEEDMILL

BY

OLARINDE, TAOFEEK OPEYEMI

(FPA/AB/21/3-0009)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND

BIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ADO EKITI
EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

NOVEMBER, 2023
MODIFICATION AND TESTING OF AN INTEGRATED POULTRY
FEEDMILL

BY

OLARINDE, TAOFEEK OPEYEMI

(FPA/AB/21/3-0009)

A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED

TO

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIO-ENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ADO EKITI
EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF HIGER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIO-ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
FARM POWER AND MACHINERY

NOVEMBER, 2023

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 THE FEDERAL POLYTECHINIC, ADO-EKITI
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AUTHORISATION TO COPY

AUTHOR: OLARINDE, TAOFEEK OPEYEMI

TITLE: MODIFICATION AND TESTING OF AN INTEGRATED FEED `

MILL

DIPLOMA: HND

YEAR: 2023

I, OLARINDE Taofeek Opeyemi, hereby authorize the Digital Library of the

Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti to copy my project report in whole or in part in

response to request from individual and organization for the purpose of study or

research.

Signature…………………… Date………………………….

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that this project report on Modification and Testing of an

Integrated Poultry Feed Mill was prepared and submitted by OLARINDE Taofeek

Opeyemi (FPA/AB/21/3-0009) to the Department of Agricultural and Bio-

Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-

Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering

Technology.

SUPERVISED BY: __________________________

ENGR. DR. K. E. ELEGBELEYE

___________________________

MR.T .T. IKUSIKA

PROJECT COORDINATOR: ____________________________

ENGR. O. D. ISINKAYE

APPROVED BY: ___________________________

ENGR.DR. K. E. ELEGBELEYE
(Head of Department)

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 DEDICATION
This work is dedicated to Allah, my Creator, Master, great teacher and messenger,

Mohammed (May Allah bless and grant Him), who taught us the purpose of life.

And to my parents who have never failed to give me financial and moral support, for

giving all my needs, and for teaching us that even the largest task can be

accomplished if it is done one step at a time. I equally dedicate this project to all the

people who have render help during the period of this project.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Firstly, I thank God almighty for the success and final outcome of this project.

I owe my deep gratitude to my project supervisors ENGR. DR. K. E, ELEGBELEYE,

and MR. T.T. IKUSIKA who took keen interest on my project work and guided me

all along, till the completion of my project work by providing all the necessary

information for developing a good system.

I am extremely thankful to my parents for providing such support and guidance,

although he had busy schedule managing the corporate affairs.

I am thankful to other staff of the department and fortunate enough to get constant

encouragement, support and guidance from all friends and family which helped me in

successfully completing my project work.

Thank you to the interviewers, who so generously took time out of their schedule to

participate in my research and make this project possible.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i

AUTHORISATION TO COPY ii

CERTIFICATION iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF TABLES x

LIST OF FIGURES xi

LIST OF PLATES xii

LIST OF EQUATIONS xiii

ABSTRACT xiv

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 2

1.3 Aim and objective of the Study 2

1.4 Significance of the Study 2

1.5 Scope of the Study 3

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Integrated Feed Mills and their Significance in the Agriculture Industry 3

2.2 Review of Existing Literature on Performance Evaluation Methods for

Integrated Feed Mills 5

2.3 Evaluation of Feed Production Efficiency in Integrated Feed Mills 7

2.4 Assessment of Energy Consumption and Utilization in Integrated Feed Mills 9

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2.5 Evaluation of Quality Control Processes in Integrated Feed Mills 11

2.6 Review of Studies on Waste Management and Environmental Impact

Assessment in Integrated Feed Mills 12

CHAPTER THREE: MATERIALS AND METHOD

3.1 Identification of Faults of the Integrated Feed Mill 14

3.1.1 Test without load 14

3.1.2 Test with load 14

3.2 Modification of Fault on the Integrated Feed Mill 14

3.3 Materials selection and design consideration for the inclined screw conveyor 14

3.1.1 Materials for construction 15

3.2 Design Calculation 15

3.2.1 Determination of screw conveyor capacity 15

3.2.2 Determination of screw conveyor power requirement 16

3.2.3 Volume of the barrel 19

3.3 Design Drawing 20

3.4 Machine Fabrication Procedure 21

3.5 General Machine Description and Operation Principle 22

3.5.1 The hammer mill 23

3.5.2 The mixer 23

3.5.3 The conveyor 23

3.5.4 The cyclone 23

3.6 Detailed Drawing of the Machine 24

3.7 Machine Testing Procedure 26

3.7.1 Test without load 26

3.7.2 Testing with load 26

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3.8 Determination of Machine Efficiencies 26

3.8.1 Conveying efficiency 26

3.10 Determination of machine throughput 27

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Results 28

4.1.1 Results related to objective one: 28

4.1.1.1 Testing with no load 28

4.1.1.2 Testing with load 28

4.1.2 Result related to objective two 28

4.1.3 Result related to objective three 31

4.1.3.1 Testing without load 31

4.1.3.2 Testing with load 32

4.2 Discussion 33

4.2.1 Observations 34

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Conclusion 35

5.2 Recommendations 35

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 LIST OF TABLES
Table Title Page
3.4 Bill of Engineering Material and Evaluation 24
4.1 Results of the Design Calculation 28
4.1 Present the Result of the Design Calculation of the Machine 23

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 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Title Page
3.1 Design Drawing 20
3.2 Exploded View of the Modified Integrated Feed Mill 21

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 LIST OF PLATES
Plate Title Page
4.1 Aerial View of the Modified Integrated Poultry Feed Mill 29
4.2 Side View of the Modified Integrated Poultry Feed Mill 30
4.3 Front View of the Modified Integrated Poultry Feed Mill 31

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 LIST OF EQUATIONS
Equation Title Page
3.2.1 Determination of screw conveyor capacity 15
3.2.2 Determination of screw conveyor requirement 16
3.2.3 Volume of the barrel 19
3.8.1 Conveying efficiency 26
3.10 Machine throughput 27

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 ABSTRACT
The project titled modification and testing of an integrated poultry feed mill aims to

enhance the efficiency and productivity of poultry feed production by implementing

modifications to an existing integrated feed mill, which involves the assessment of

current feed mill operations, identification of areas for improvement, designing of

screw conveyor for easy transportation of the mixed feed and testing of the modified

feed mill to ensure it runs smoothly.

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