Variation of nutrient content in a batch of growing pig meal due to segregation in the feeding silo and to transport with different feed conveyors

Pig meal is a heterogeneous mixture of different particles. Each particle has a specific size but also a specific nutritional value. The particle size profile as well as average nutrient content of fattening meal is mostly quite similar between different batches. However, different manipulations of a batch such as emptying the feed silo or distribution of the meal throughout the stable by a feed conveyor can affect the particle profile of the feed. The particle size of pig feed is related to fe