Animal feed

Animal feed

Of or relating to the food products given to farmed animals.

Industry: Agriculture

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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 system is the output ...