Italian Journal of Animal Science (Jan 2010)

Feed particle size evaluation: conventional approach versus digital holography based image analysis

  • Vittorio Dell’Orto,
  • Alessandro Leone,
  • Vincenzo Chiofalo,
  • Alessandro Agazzi,
  • Matteo Alaimo,
  • Marco Alberto Carlo Potenza,
  • Anna Campagnoli,
  • Giovanni Savoini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.283
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2s
pp. 283 – 285

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of image analysis approach based on digital holography in defining particle size in comparison with the sieve shaker method (sieving method) as reference method. For this purpose ground corn meal was analyzed by a sieve shaker Retsch VS 1000 and by image analysis approach based on digital holography. Particle size from digital holography were compared with results obtained by screen (sieving) analysis for each of size classes by a cumulative distribution plot. Comparison between particle size values obtained by sieving method and image analysis indicated that values were comparable in term of particle size information, introducing a potential application for digital holography and image analysis in feed industry.

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