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Animal feed

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

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organic matter

Agriculture; Animal feed

The total weight of the feed minus the weight of the mineral matter (or ash) in the feed.

orifice

Agriculture; Animal feed

A restriction, the length of which is small in respect to its cross-sectional dimensions.

orifice traps

Agriculture; Animal feed

Traps that discharge steam at a constant rate and have no internal moving parts to alter or stem its flow.

palatability

Agriculture; Animal feed

Taste appeal, the degree of acceptability of a feed to livestock.

parts per million (PPM)

Agriculture; Animal feed

1 milligram per kilogram = 1ppm = 1 pound per million pounds.

pascal (PA)

Agriculture; Animal feed

A unit of pressure or stress equal to one newton per square metre.

pasture

Agriculture; Animal feed

An area of grassy land where farm animals range and feed.

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