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.

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drive pulley

Agriculture; Animal feed

The first of a train of wheels, giving motion to the rest.

dry feeds

Agriculture; Animal feed

Complete feeds, hay and supplements - feeds that are around 90% dry matter.

dry matter (DM)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Total weight of feed minus the weight of water in the feed, expressed as a percentage. Also referred to as: dry, dry basis, dry result or moisture-free basis.

dry matter intake (DMI)

Agriculture; Animal feed

All the nutrients contained in the dry portion of the feed consumed by animals.

dryers

Agriculture; Animal feed

Dryers/Coolers reduce the temperature of feed pellets to ambient(or less) and/or reduce the moisture content to 10-12%(or less). Two basic types exist, horizontal and vertical.

efficiency

Agriculture; Animal feed

The ratio of output to input. Volumetric efficiency of a pump is the actual output in gpm divided by the theoretical or design output. The overall efficiency of a hydraulic ...