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- 7. A feed made from a variety of ingredients
- 8. An animal feed that provides all the nutrients in the right amount and proportion for a 24-hour period
- 10. A substance placed in feed during manufacture to preserve it and enhance animal growth
- 11. The level of nutrition needed to keep an animal from losing weight when not producing milk or other products
- 16. The substance needed for maintenance,grwoth,reproduction, and other functions
- 17. The total amount of feed an animal gets in a 24- hour period
- 18. The maximum stocking rate (number of animal units) on pasture land that is consistent with maintaining or improving vegetation on the land
- 20. A crop of green plants that are chopped into small pieces and placed in a silo to ferment
- 21. Sugar,starch,andrelated subsyances that are formed in plants during photosynthesis
- 24. Concentrated source of energy; what excess energy is changed to in the body
- 25. The way a feed feels in the mouth and tastes
- 27. Grasses,Forbs,and other plants used as pasture or feeding areas for animals
- 28. The number of animal units that graze or or otherwise use an acre of land
- 30. An organic substance that performs an important function in an organism;needed for good health;important in regulating body functions, keeping the body health, and developing resistance to disease
- 31. The process that makes the particle size of feed smaller
- 32. A feeding system that provides animals with access to the feed when they want it
- 35. Land planted for winter,summer, or semipermanent grazing
- 36. The part of a feedstuff that can be digested, or broken down
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- 1. A feedstuff that is high in fiber and low in energy
- 2. A chemical element or compound needed for maintenance,growth,reproduction, and other body functions
- 3. A solid material placed under the skin to release substances over time
- 4. A product containing nutrients; to provide as food something necessary for growth, development, or existence
- 5. Land planted with grasses and legumes that live and grow for years
- 6. A feeding system that provides feed at certain times of the day
- 9. An animal measure used in pasture management; one animal unit is equivalent to a 1,000-pound beef cow
- 12. A method used to break the hard outer coatings on grain
- 13. Ground feed
- 14. The power needed for body activity-both internal and external; in phusics, the ability to do work
- 15. A feedstuff high in protein and TDN
- 18. A feed low in fiber(less than 18 percent) and high in energy
- 19. A feed ingredient
- 22. The leaves and stems of plants that have been cut and dried for feed
- 23. The type and amount of feed and water an animal eats
- 26. An animal used for power,pleasure, and other purposes
- 29. Land that grows forage plants and is used as pasture for animals
- 33. Land where grasses and other plants grow for animals to graze
- 34. Feed pieces shaped by forcing ground material through holes in a heavy steel plate