ANIMAL FEED

'Animal feed' is food that is given to animals, such as livestock and pets. Some feeds provide a healthy and nutritious diet, while others may be lacking in nutrients. Animals are given a wide range of different feeds, but the two major types of animal feed are processed animal feeds (compound feed) and 'fodder'.
The animal feed industry is a key to supply food for the growing world population, with 635 million tons of feed (compound feed equivalent) produced in 2006 around the world with an annual growth rate of about 2%.
Main components of animal feed are cereals and soymeal. For industrial animal feed production, premixes are added to enrich the nutrition.

Contents

See also

External links

See also

★ Compound feed

★ Factory farming

★ Feed mill

★ Food safety

★ Trophic pyramid

External links

★ ICS 65.120 Animal feeding stuffs - A series of ISO standards

★ Qualitionary - Legal Definitions - Feed