Animal feed

Animal feed

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

Industry: Agriculture

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cottonseed meal

Agriculture; Animal feed

The byproduct remaining after cotton lint is removed, the seeds crushed and the oil extracted. The remaining meal is usually used for animal feed. However, the meal contains a compound called ...

cottonseed hulls

Agriculture; Animal feed

Parts of the cottonseed head that is left after the cotton and meal have been extracted. Normally considered to be a very low quality feed for ruminants.

copra meal

Agriculture; Animal feed

Is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Used as an animal feed especially among horse enthusiasts.

corn

Agriculture; Animal feed

Also known as Maize, is a cereal grain. In the United States and Canada, the primary use for maize is as a feed for livestock, forage, silage or grain.

force

Agriculture; Animal feed

Any push or pull measured in units of weight. In hydraulics, total force is expressed by the product P (force per unit area) and the area of the surface on which the pressure acts. F = P x A.

four-way valve

Agriculture; Animal feed

A directional valve having four flow paths.

frequency

Agriculture; Animal feed

1. The number of cycles per second of alternating current (example: 60 cycles per second or 60 hertz per second). 2. The number of times an action occurs in a unit of time. Frequency is the basis ...