Animal feed

Animal feed

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

Industry: Agriculture

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Pressure reducing valve

Agriculture; Animal feed

A valve which limits the maximum pressure at its outlet regardless of the inlet pressure.

Pressure switch

Agriculture; Animal feed

1. An electric switch operated by fluid pressure. 2. Switches that read the available pressure in air and hydraulic lines. These switches are often used as a safety feature, to prevent equipment ...

Probiotics

Agriculture; Animal feed

Can be a live (viable) culture of microbial species, a dead (non-viable) product of microbial fermentation or an extract of plant origin. Added to animal feed to improve animal performance by ...

Recovery boiler

Agriculture; Animal feed

A boiler that recovers process chemicals for re-use and creates process steam with the heat it generates.

Regenerative circuit

Agriculture; Animal feed

A piping arrangement for a differential type cylinder in which discharge fluid from the rod end combines with pump delivery to be directed into the head end.

Relative feed value (RFV)

Agriculture; Animal feed

Is a way to compare the potential of two or more like forages for energy intake. RFV has no units.

Ratio of the amount of water vapour present in the air to that which the air would hold at saturation at the same temperature. It is usually considered on the basis of the weight of the vapour but, ...