PROCESSO PRODUTIVO E BOAS PRÁTICAS EM FÁBRICA DE RAÇÃO

Abstract

With the growing demand for food in the agricultural environment, it is increasingly necessary to provide products of proven quality, using the most efficient processes that keep companies more competitive in the market. Feed mills are responsible for delivering a product that provides productive efficiency for their consumers. For this, the factories must pay extra attention in all sectors, from the receipt of ingredients, carrying out an evaluation of the products received, to their dispatch. The general objective of this work is to propose in a contextual way, in bibliographical research, the processes related to the production of animal feed in Brazil and the main programs and measures used to improve the quality of the products. For a quality final product, with guaranteed physicochemical and biological characteristics, controls and attention to processes in all manufacturing stages are necessary. All phases are important and must be monitored, from the purchase of inputs, receipt of raw materials, weighing, grinding and mixing, pelletizing, drying, bagging and shipping the final product. The quality of ingredients is one of the main parameters to ensure product quality, with analyzes carried out at the factories during receipt of raw material being essential. The laws established by MAPA establish standards for the manufacture of feed, but the quality of the products is also a result of the hygiene behavior of the environments and of the employees. For this, quality control programs are used to ensure the quality of the final product, such as hygiene measures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (APPCC) and Standard Operating Procedures (POP). Therefore, the success of animal feed production depends on the commitment of the team and everyone involved with the quality of products for animal feed.