We produce a wide range of Alfalfa Pellets for animal feeding purposes. Our product range includes 8 mm Alfalfa Pellets and 10 mm Alfalfa Pellets for the animal feed forage industry.

Alfalfa Pelleting Process

1. Alfalfa cultivation takes place between November and April in India. The cutting process begins from the 45th day after plantation. The field-cut green alfalfa is spread on agricultural land for sun drying (known as sun curing process). This is the most critical phase, where the alfalfa leaves and stems must be dried carefully to prevent the leaves from turning yellow or losing their green color. After 7 days of careful management, the green alfalfa is converted into hay.
2. The hay is loaded in trucks and transported to our production facility. The first step is to sieve (clean) the entire hay batch to remove dust particles. After cleaning, the hard stem particles are removed through mechanical processing, leaving clean and dehydrated soft leaves and soft stems.
3. The dehydrated alfalfa particles (leaves and stems) are ground to finer particle size. The overall texture of hay is now converted to powder form. The powdered alfalfa is passed through 100-degree Celsius steam for about 8 minutes, which detoxifies the alfalfa from any toxic elements and cooks it to a highly digestible ratio.
4. The cooked alfalfa meal is then pelleted through feed extrusion technology. During the pelleting process, the cooked meal reaches an extremely high temperature of 123 degrees Celsius due to mechanical thrust in the extruder’s 22-foot long barrel.
5. The extremely hot pellets are cooled down to room temperature, reducing the moisture level below 12%. This process produces advanced Alfalfa Hay Pellets in 8 x 25 mm and 6 x 25 mm sizes that are completely hygienic for animal and poultry feeding purposes.

Facts of Indian Alfalfa

1. The pricing of alfalfa hay/pellets is totally dependent on the physical hay recovery after sun curing, which varies from 10% to 15%. This means when 100 kg of green alfalfa is sun dried, the hay recovery varies between 10 kg to 15 kg. The recoveries depend on environmental factors and the water content within the alfalfa stems.
2. Countries like Canada, Northern US, New Zealand and Northern European countries don’t get direct sunlight (they get inclined sunlight), which gives them a suitable climate for alfalfa cultivation for most of the year.
3. Indian pure alfalfa pellets are nutritionally more viable compared to other countries because India has nutrient-rich fertile soil and well-patterned three seasons (Summer, Rainy and Winter) in a year.
4. The supply of Alfalfa Pellets can be done round the year in high volumes, but the entire supply and processing period has to be pre-planned. Sun curing cannot be done during the rainy season in India. However, harvesting can be done from November to April and the processed meal can be stored for pelleting.

Recommended Daily Feeding:

1. Indigenous Horse Breeds: 5 Kgs per day per head in two intervals
2. Thoroughbred Horse: 6 Kgs per day per head in three intervals
3. Small Ruminants (Goat/Sheep): 3 Kgs per day per head in four intervals
4. Rabbit: 1.2 Kgs per day per head in four intervals
5. Large Ruminants (Cow/ Buffalo): 6 Kgs per day per head in three intervals

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