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Animal feed
Of or relating to the food products given to farmed animals.
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Laminate
Agriculture; Animal feed
A product made by bonding together two or more layers (laminations) of material or materials.
Legume
Agriculture; Animal feed
Any of thousands of plant species that have seed pods that split along both sides when ripe. Some of the more common legumes used for human consumption are beans, lentils, peanuts, peas, and ...
Leverage
Agriculture; Animal feed
A gain in output force over input force by sacrificing the distance moved. Mechanical advantage or force multiplication.
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.
