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What do you mean by dry matter? - Manihot - 02-25-2015
I come across this term when reading something about feed, what does it mean?
RE: What do you mean by dry matter? - Henlus - 03-18-2015
Materials like droppings, sawdust, grass, feed etc contains both solid and liquid. Dry matter is the percentage of solid in the material. See http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/general/determine-moisture-dry-matter-content-poultry-litter/
RE: What do you mean by dry matter? - Manihot - 03-21-2015
Thanks bro. It's a very important term to understand in feed formulatn, otherwise you'll formulate nonsense.
RE: What do you mean by dry matter? - olaoluwa - 05-25-2015
Good information.
(03-18-2015, 06:41 AM)Henlus Wrote: Materials like droppings, sawdust, grass, feed etc contains both solid and liquid. Dry matter is the percentage of solid in the material. See http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/general/determine-moisture-dry-matter-content-poultry-litter/