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The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural). Oats appear to have been domesticated as a secondary crop , as their seeds resembled those of other cereals closely enough for them to be included by early cultivators.
Forage analysis is an integral part of modern animal production. Livestock managers require detailed information about the feedstuffs of their herds in order to best achieve production goals, whether they are concerned with economic efficiency, nutrient efficiency or maximum yields. [ 1 ]
White flour is made entirely from the endosperm or protein/starchy part of the grain, leaving behind the germ and the bran or fiber part. In addition to marketing the bran and germ as products in their own right, middlings include shorts (making up approximately 12% of the original grain, consisting of fractions of endosperm, bran, and germ with an average particle size of 500–900 microns ...
The oat grains are de-husked by impact, and are then heated and cooled to stabilize the groats, the seed inside the husk. The groats may be milled to produce fine, medium, or coarse oatmeal. [1] Rolled oats are oats that have been steamed, flattened by a "flaking roller", and dried.
Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) is the most common measure of fiber used for animal feed analysis, but it does not represent a unique class of chemical compounds.NDF measures most of the structural components in plant cells (i.e. lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose), but not pectin.
A type of naked oat called pillas, pilez, or pil-corn in the Cornish language and dialect of English [6] may have been the same species as Avena nuda. John Ray calls it Avena minuta. [7] Well known in the 17th century it was commonly grown in Cornwall as late as the 18th and 19th centuries. [8] The last known crop was harvested at Sancreed in ...
Feed grain is any grain used for livestock feed, including grain sorghum, oats, maize, rye, and barley. These grains and the farms producing them historically have received federal commodity program support in the United States. They qualify for marketing assistance loans, direct payments, and counter-cyclical payments under the 2002 farm bill. [1]
Using the PDCAAS method, the protein quality rankings are determined by comparing the amino acid profile of the specific food protein against a standard amino acid profile with the highest possible score being a 1.0.