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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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major minerals

Agriculture; Animal feed

Minerals such as calcium and phosphorous that are included in a ration in relatively large amounts. Usually measured in grams per day.

manifold

Agriculture; Animal feed

A fluid conductor which provides multiple connection ports.

manual control

Agriculture; Animal feed

A control actuated by the operator, regardless of the means of actuation. Example: Lever or foot pedal control for directional valves.

manual override

Agriculture; Animal feed

A means of manually actuating an automatically-controlled device.

material balance

Agriculture; Animal feed

A relationship, often portrayed in a diagram, that shows how all components of a raw material are allocated and used.

meal

Agriculture; Animal feed

A dry mix of feed ingredients, usually with the individual feeds distinguishable in the mix.

meat and bone meal (MBM)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Is a product of the rendering industry primarily used in the formulation of animal feed. In most parts of the world, MBM is no longer allowed in feed for ruminant animals (fear ...