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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Agriculture > Animal feed

graze (grazing)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Animals eating grass in a field.

greenhouse gases

Agriculture; Animal feed

Gases that provide an insulating effect in the earth's atmosphere, potentially leading to global climate change. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, ...

gross energy (ge)

Agriculture; Animal feed

The total energy in a feed. Not a very useful measure since the gross energy in most common feeds is about the same.

hammermill

Agriculture; Animal feed

Equipment used to reduce particle size. Achieved by impact with swinging hammers.

hammermill rods

Agriculture; Animal feed

Rods inside the hammermill, which the hammers attach to.

hammermill screens

Agriculture; Animal feed

Perforated screens inside a hammermill used to separate particle sizes. Particles successfully reduced by the hammer mill pass through the screen and leave the hammer mill with ...