Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Oats are a high value livestock feed however the use of oats has diminished being replaced by wheat and barley. the fibrous hull of oats reduces its digestibility and its nutritional quality. Current methods of removing the husk (dehulling) from the oats are expensive as they have been developed to remove the husks to a level (>99.5%) required by the human food sector and are a “bottleneck” in exploiting oats for livestock feed. For the animal feed sector such levels of removal are less crucial so that alternative, less expensive dehulling systems may be feasible. This proposal will develop and apply innovative engineering approaches to the development of low cost and efficient systems of dehulling and stabilising oat grain, to capitalise on the value of the oat grain as a high quality livestock feed for ruminants and monogastrics and deliver commercial return to Senova. Differences in ease of dehulling between oat varieties and impact of dehulling efficiency on feed value will be measured. The project will also quanify the economic benefit of using the oat husks, currently regarded as a “waste” product, as a source of platform chemicals adding value to the production chain.

Spent yeast is a natural by-product generated through the production of fermentable beverages. To effect resource efficiency, as much secondary yeast as possible is reused internally; excess ''spent'' yeast must be disposed of. Traditional markets for spent yeast are declining creating a growing environmental and commercial problem for the UK brewing industry. Scottish & Newcastle plc is the UK''s largest brewer producing 25,000 tonnes of spent yeast per annum. The company wishes to maximise the sustainability of its products and is seeking a new, added-value conversion process for spent yeast slurry. This project aims to test the technical and commercial feasibility of utilising an advanced extraction technology to enable total transformation of spent yeast into high and medium added-value nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products for The Boots Company plc. This process could be applied to 80,000+ tonnes of plant-based organic waste materials.