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Animal feed
Of or relating to the food products given to farmed animals.
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Ram
Agriculture; Animal feed
A single-acting cylinder with a single diameter plunger rather than a piston and rod. The plunger in a ram-type cylinder.
Ration
Agriculture; Animal feed
A 24-hour allotment of feed for an animal. A ration may be fed as a complete ration, or it may be made up of grazing plus a balancing supplement.
Proportional flow
Agriculture; Animal feed
In a filter, the condition where part of the flow passes through the philtre element in proportion to pressure drop.
Protein
Agriculture; Animal feed
Complex compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and usually sulphur are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins are essential in the diet of animals for growth, ...
Proximity switch
Agriculture; Animal feed
Photoelectric switches that are triggered as a piece passes near them. Proximity switches are used to detect the presence or absence of material.
Pump
Agriculture; Animal feed
A device which converts mechanical force and motion into hydraulic fluid power.
Pressure plate
Agriculture; Animal feed
A side plate in a vane pump or motor cartridge on the pressure port side.
