Glossary Set #4

Fermented

Subjected to an aerobic or anaerobic process in which yeast, molds or bacteria act to produce alcohol, acids, B complex vitamins or antibiotics.

Flaked

Rolled or cut into flat pieces with or without prior steam conditioning.

Steamed

Treated with steam to alter physical and/or chemical properties.

Condensed

Reduced to a denser form by removing moisture.

Green Chop

Forage harvested and fed in the green, chopped form.

Meal

A feed ingredient having a particle size similar to flour.

Shredded

Similar to chopped, except feedstuffs are cut longitudinally rather than cross-wise.

Cracked

Reduced by a combined breaking and crushing action.

Pelleted

Compressed into a circular or cubic mass, forced through die openings by a mechanical process and cut at predetermined lengths.

Palatability

The appeal and acceptability of feedstuffs, including the taste, odor, texture and temperature of the feed.

Crimped

Rolled using grooved rollers.

Flour

Soft, finely ground meal consisting mainly of starch and gluten obtained during grain milling.

Mash

A mixture of ingredients in meal form.

Rolled

Passed between a set of rollers, splitting the coarse outer grain shell.

Steamflaked

Processing technique for cereals that subjects the grain to steam under atmospheric conditions for 15-30 min, before rolling.

Steeped

Soaked in water or other liquid.

Scratch

Whole, cracked or coarsely cut grain.

Cured

Preserved by drying, chemical additives or other preservation methods.

Dehulled

Free of seed coats or outer shells.

Dehydrated

Dried by removing moisture.

Particle size

The diameter of granular feed materials and/or the length of roughage fragments.

Sweet feed

A commercial feed sweetened with molasses to improve palatability.

Liquid feed

A feed with a high water content, (e.g., 2:1 water: feed).

Hulls

The outer protective covering of seeds.

Grain

Seed from cereal plant (e.g., oats, corn, wheat).

Screenings

Small, imperfect kernels, broken grains, hulls, weed seeds and other foreign material obtained from the cleaning of grain.