Home > Industry/Domain > Agriculture

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.

18Categories 98560Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Agriculture

Agriculture > Animal feed

differential current

Agriculture; Animal feed

The algebraic summation of the current in the torque motor; measured in MA (milliamperes).

differential cylinder

Agriculture; Animal feed

Any cylinder in which the two opposed piston areas are not equal.

diffusion

Agriculture; Animal feed

Movement of moisture from areas of high to low concentration or temperature.

digestible

Agriculture; Animal feed

Ration easily digested by the animal.

digestible dry matter (DDM)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Is an estimate of digestible fibre in a forage sample. Different formulas are used to calculate this value depending on the laboratory.

digestible energy (DE)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Is the gross intake energy minus the fecal energy. An indication of the actual amount of energy the animal has available for use.

digestible protein (DCP)

Agriculture; Animal feed

The amount of crude protein actually absorbed by the animal (crude protein minus the protein lost in feces).