Vacuum coatingisstilllargelyappliedinthefeedindustryonlytohighmarginproducts,suchasextrudedaquaculture
and petdiets.However,theuseofvacuumcoatingmaybecomeavailable,practicalandeconomicalforbroilerpellets.
Opportunities forvacuumcoatingpelletswouldbetheabilitytomaintainpelletdurabilitywhilemarkedlyincreasing
inclusion offatsandreducingthelossofexpensivebioactivesandnutrients.However,toachievethisobjective,weneedto
be abletoconsistentlyproducepelletswithbothhigherporosityanddurability,andbalancethiswithabetterunderstanding
of howtoapplyvacuumcoatingtechnology.Therearealsoopportunitiesthatmayexistforusingvacuumtechnologyfor
other processes,suchasincreasingthecapacitytodryfeedsorfeedingredientswithlessheatandtherebyreducethe
destruction ofnutrientsorbioactives.However,aswithallotherprocessesusedinthefeedindustry,thevalueaddedmust
be balancedwiththecostofusingthistechnology.