Process for germinating cereal seeds, in particular for obtaining fodder for animal feed, and device for implementing this process

摘要

A method of germination in a hydroponic medium, in which the seeds of cereals are brought into contact with water, in the presence of lactic acid, at a temperature between 19 ° C and 24 ° C, for a period of between 3 days and 8 days. This method can be implemented with a continuous controlled germination device (1), which comprises a plurality of germination tanks (2), distributed in at least two different stages; conveying means (3) of these bins (2); storage means, placed in communication with seed intake means as well as with liquid supply means, intended to be brought into contact with the seeds; transfer means (6), able to transfer a dose of seeds from the storage means to a respective tank (2), comprising a movable transfer member (62), which can be moved between a collection position in which it is located in the vicinity of the storage means, and a dispensing position, in which it is located in the vicinity of a respective container (2); control means, capable of controlling all or part of the conveying means (3), the storage means and the transfer means (6). Figure for the abstract: Fi. 1.