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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feed standards

Agriculture; Animal feed

Sets of tables published by the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences giving the amounts of each nutrient required by an animal for body maintenance, growth and ...

feed tag

Agriculture; Animal feed

The details of a specific ration that should contain information such as: animal the feed is designed to be fed to, ration purpose, nutrient levels, ingredients, feeding rate, ...

feedback

Agriculture; Animal feed

The output signal from a feedback element.

feedback loop

Agriculture; Animal feed

Any closed circuit consisting of one or more forward elements and one or more feedback elements.

feeding rate

Agriculture; Animal feed

The amount in pounds or kilos that a specific animal must be fed per day.

feedlot

Agriculture; Animal feed

Enterprise in which cattle are fed grain and other concentrates for usually 90-120 days. Feedlots range in size from less than 100-head capacity to many thousands.