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Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for steaming animal fodder comprising a body defining a chamber in which animal fodder may be placed. The body comprises an upper part and a lower part configured to be placed together to form the chamber. The lower part includes a floor on which the animal fodder is supported. The apparatus further comprises an aperture provided in the floor of the lower part, a conduit configured to carry steam to the aperture thereby allowing steam to pass into the chamber, and a controller arranged to control passage of steam to and through the aperture in at least one combined cycle. The at least one combined cycle comprises a low-pressure phase in which the controller allows steam to pass to and through the aperture into the chamber at a relatively low pressure, a high-pressure phase in which the controller allows steam to pass to and through the aperture into the chamber at a relatively high pressure, and such that each combined cycle of the least one combined cycle includes the low-pressure phase followed by the high-pressure phase.

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