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Animal feed
Of or relating to the food products given to farmed animals.
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mechanical control
Agriculture; Animal feed
Any control actuated by linkages, gears, screws, cams or other mechanical elements.
megacalorie
Agriculture; Animal feed
Units used to describe quantities of energy in a large animal’s diet. Equal to 1,000 kilocalories (Kcal).
metabolised
Agriculture; Animal feed
The process whereby the food is digested to enable the animal to utilise the nutrients.
metabolizable energy (ME)
Agriculture; Animal feed
The digestible energy intake minus the energy in the urine minus the energy in the gaseous product of digestion. The ME value of individual feeds is rarely measured.
metabolizable protein (MP)
Agriculture; Animal feed
Protein (amino acids) that is actually absorbed from the gut. MP consists of protein in the rumen, microorganisms, feed protein and any protein that bypasses digestion in the rumen.
