soybean meal

Thân thiện

Soybean meal is used as a nutritious feed for livestock.

Definition

Noun: - A protein-rich feed ingredient: Soybean meal is a high-protein product obtained after extracting oil from soybeans. It is primarily used as animal feed, especially for poultry, swine, and cattle, due to its nutritional value.

Usage

Soybean meal is a commodity product used extensively in agriculture and animal husbandry. - The farmer added soybean meal to the feed to boost the chickens' protein intake. - The price of soybean meal fluctuates with the global soybean market.

Advanced Usage

• In formulations: It is a standard component in balanced feed rations.
  • The new feed formula contains 25% soybean meal.
• As a benchmark: It is often used as a reference for other protein sources in nutritional studies.
  • The digestibility of the new pea protein was compared to that of standard soybean meal.

Variants and Related Words

• Soy meal: A common abbreviated or alternative term for soybean meal.
  • The contract was for the delivery of 100 tons of soy meal.
• Defatted soybean meal: Specifies the meal from which the oil has been removed.
• Soybean cake: Sometimes used interchangeably, though it can refer to a more solid form after pressing.

Synonyms

• Soya meal (chiefly British English)
• Soy protein meal

Related Terms (Contextual)

• Feedstuff: A broader category of materials used for animal feed, which includes soybean meal.
• Protein supplement: Describes its primary nutritional role in feed.

Học thuật

Noun

1. meal made from soybeans

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