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Animal feed

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

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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.

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 milligramme per kilogramme = 1ppm = 1 pound per million pounds.

Omnivores

Agriculture; Animal feed

Animals that feed on material of both plant and animal origin.

Open centre circuit

Agriculture; Animal feed

One in which pump delivery flows freely through the system and back to the reservoir in neutral.

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