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Animal feed

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

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field corn

Agriculture; Animal feed

Any variety of corn that is grown extensively in large fields primarily for livestock feed, as contrasted with the horticultural varieties, such as sweet corn or popcorn. Most field corn is of the ...

filter

Agriculture; Animal feed

A device whose primary function is the retention by a porous media of insoluble contaminants from a fluid.

finished cattle

Agriculture; Animal feed

Fed cattle whose time in the feedlot is completed and are now ready for slaughter.

fishmeal

Agriculture; Animal feed

A protein-rich meal made from processing whole fish (usually small oily and bony fish such as menhaden or anchovy) and its byproducts. Fishmeal is used as an ingredient in animal feed.

float and thermostatic traps

Agriculture; Animal feed

Traps that discharge condensate at a rate dependent on the position of an internal float. Air is removed through a thermostatic air vent.

flow control valve

Agriculture; Animal feed

A valve which controls the rate of oil flow.

flow rate

Agriculture; Animal feed

The volume, mass, or weight of a fluid passing through any conductor per unit of time.

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