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GUMMY Cattle Feed Trial Records

Multiple cattle feed trials showed stronger hardness and sustained PDI after production.

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GUMMY Trial Records for Cattle Feed

GUMMY cattle feed trial materials summarize hardness and PDI performance across production and storage checks.

Cattle Feed A

Trial Report 01

Pellet trial, February 2013, GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton) inclusion, 6.4 mm die, 61.5°C.

Date of production
February 2013
Product
Pellet (formula adjusted to lowest hardness)
Inclusion level
GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton)
Die size
6.4 mm
Temperature
61.5°C
PDI over storage days (%, scale 95.598.5)
95.596.39797.898.5Day 0Day 1Day 5Day 7CONTROL · Day 0: 96.1 %CONTROL · Day 1: 97.7 %CONTROL · Day 5: 96.6 %CONTROL · Day 7: 96 %CONTROL 96Competitor · Day 0: 96.3 %Competitor · Day 1: 97.5 %Competitor · Day 5: 97.1 %Competitor · Day 7: 96.5 %Competitor 96.5GUMMY · Day 0: 96.4 %GUMMY · Day 1: 97.6 %GUMMY · Day 5: 97.8 %GUMMY · Day 7: 97.5 %GUMMY 97.5
CONTROLCompetitorGUMMY
Hardness over storage days (kg, scale 4.57.5)
4.55.366.87.5Day 0Day 1Day 5Day 7CONTROL · Day 0: 5.67 kgCONTROL · Day 1: 5.64 kgCONTROL · Day 5: 6.46 kgCONTROL · Day 7: 4.95 kgCONTROL 4.95Competitor · Day 0: 5.31 kgCompetitor · Day 1: 6.14 kgCompetitor · Day 5: 6.36 kgCompetitor · Day 7: 5.52 kgCompetitor 5.52GUMMY · Day 0: 5.82 kgGUMMY · Day 1: 6.83 kgGUMMY · Day 5: 6.91 kgGUMMY · Day 7: 6.8 kgGUMMY 6.8
CONTROLCompetitorGUMMY

Sealed-storage measurements

ElapsedPDI CONTROLPDI CompetitorPDI GUMMYHardness CONTROLHardness CompetitorHardness GUMMY
0 day later96.196.396.45.675.315.82
1 day later97.797.597.65.646.146.83
5 day later96.697.197.86.466.366.91
7 day later96.096.597.54.955.526.80

* PDI in %, hardness in kg.

Key findings

  • GUMMY recorded the highest hardness across 0, 1, 5, and 7-day checks.
  • PDI remained competitive against control and competitor samples over the full observation period.

Cattle Feed B

Trial Report 02

Pellet trial, December 2015, GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton) inclusion, 63-65°C and over 90°C temperature conditions.

Date of production
December 2015 (Dec 2: CONTROL / Dec 16: GUMMY)
Product
Pellet
Inclusion level
GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton)
Conditions
Trials at 63–65°C and over 90°C
Hardness by conditioning temperature (kg)
0.04.89.614.519.3CONTROL · 63–65°C: 9.54 kg9.54GUMMY · 63–65°C: 13.14 kg13.1463–65°CCONTROL · Over 90°C: 11.61 kg11.61GUMMY · Over 90°C: 16.33 kg16.33Over 90°C
CONTROLGUMMY
PDI by conditioning temperature (%, scale 96.598.5)
96.59797.59898.563–65°CCONTROL · 63–65°C: 97 %97GUMMY · 63–65°C: 98 %98Over 90°CCONTROL · Over 90°C: 97.4 %97.4GUMMY · Over 90°C: 98.2 %98.2
CONTROLGUMMY

Measured results

ProductionTemperature (°C)Hardness (kg)PDI (%)
December 2 (CONTROL)63–659.5497.0
December 2 (CONTROL)Over 9011.6197.4
December 16 (GUMMY)63–6513.1498.0
December 16 (GUMMY)Over 9016.3398.2

* Reported alongside reduced dust and a polished pellet surface.

Key findings

  • At 63-65°C, hardness increased from 9.54 kg control to 13.14 kg with GUMMY.
  • At over 90°C, hardness increased from 11.61 kg control to 16.33 kg with GUMMY.
  • PDI increased from 97.0-97.4% control to 98.0-98.2% with GUMMY.

Cattle Feed C

Trial Report 03

Pellet trial, September 28, 2022, GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton) inclusion, 5 mm die, 54°C.

Date of production
September 28, 2022
Product
Pellet
Inclusion level
GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton)
Die size
5 mm
Temperature
54°C
Hardness (kg)
0.02.55.07.510.0CONTROL · Hardness: 7.17 kg7.17Competitor · Hardness: 5.41 kg5.41GUMMY · Hardness: 8.5 kg8.5Hardness
CONTROLCompetitorGUMMY
PDI (%, scale 97.599.2)
97.597.998.398.899.2PDICONTROL · PDI: 98.1 %98.1Competitor · PDI: 98.3 %98.3GUMMY · PDI: 98.8 %98.8
CONTROLCompetitorGUMMY

Measured results

SamplePDI (%)Hardness (kg)
CONTROL (monthly average)98.17.17
GUMMY98.88.50
Competitor98.35.41

Key findings

  • PDI increased from 98.1% monthly control average to 98.8% with GUMMY.
  • Hardness increased from 7.17 kg control to 8.50 kg with GUMMY.

Cattle Feed D

Trial Report 04

Pellet trial, May 2023, GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton) inclusion, 6 mm die, 65°C.

Date of production
May 2023
Product
Pellet
Inclusion level
GUMMY 0.4% (4 kg/ton)
Die size
6 mm
Temperature
65°C
PDI over storage days (%, scale 94.597)
94.595.195.896.497Day 1Day 2Day 5Day 6Day 7CONTROL · Day 1: 96 %CONTROL · Day 2: 95.5 %CONTROL · Day 5: 95.3 %CONTROL · Day 6: 95 %CONTROL · Day 7: 95.2 %CONTROL 95.2GUMMY · Day 1: 96.2 %GUMMY · Day 2: 96.5 %GUMMY · Day 5: 96.3 %GUMMY · Day 6: 96.6 %GUMMY · Day 7: 96.1 %GUMMY 96.1
CONTROLGUMMY

Sealed-storage PDI

ElapsedCONTROL PDI (%)GUMMY PDI (%)
1 day later96.096.2
2 day later95.596.5
5 day later95.396.3
6 day later95.096.6
7 day later95.296.1

* A competitor binder was tested before this trial with unsatisfactory results.

Key findings

  • Control PDI declined from 96.0% to 95.2% over 7 days.
  • GUMMY maintained PDI from 96.2% to 96.1% over the same period.
  • GUMMY kept more than a 1% PDI difference over control after production.

* Figures transcribed from Hanpel internal production-trial reports. Detailed raw data is shared within an appropriate consultation scope.

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