Animal feed

Animal feed

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

Industry: Agriculture

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newton (N)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Unit of force equivalent to the force that produces an acceleration of one metre per second per second on a mass of one kilogram.

nitrate percent

Agriculture; Animal feed

Part of the nitrogen-containing feed fraction. However it contributes very little to the crude protein percentage. Feeds containing high levels of nitrate (greater than 1 percent) can be toxic to ...

non-protein nitrogen (NPN)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Nitrogen that comes from other than organic protein sources that can be used by ruminants to make animal protein. NPN sources are compounds like urea and ammonia.

nontherapeutic

Agriculture; Animal feed

Use of antibiotics at low dosage levels over long periods. Antibiotic therapy is initiated as a general treatment applied without a specific diagnosis.

nutrients

Agriculture; Animal feed

An element, compound or group of compounds that can be used as nourishment by an animal. Items such as protein, fat, fiber, energy, minerals, trace minerals and vitamins.

oats

Agriculture; Animal feed

A cereal crop grown for animal feed and for cereal foods for human consumption.

oilseed crops

Agriculture; Animal feed

Primarily soybeans, and other crops such as peanuts, cottonseed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, safflower seed, rapeseed, sesame seed, castor beans, canola, rapeseed and mustard seeds used to produce ...