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Post by marianne on Dec 28, 2007 11:48:12 GMT 1
I know I can email any number of feed companies for the answer, but I thought I'd ask my DG friends instead ... and the answer is bound to come a lot quicker! ;D
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Post by fin on Dec 28, 2007 11:51:28 GMT 1
There isn't--it's the residue left after the sample has been incinerated. It's supposed to give you a rough idea of the mineral content  |
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Post by maggiesmum on Dec 28, 2007 11:51:46 GMT 1
I may be very wrong but I thought it was a general term for something - vits & mins maybe?
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Post by maggiesmum on Dec 28, 2007 11:52:29 GMT 1
I knew minerals had something to do with it!
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Post by pip on Dec 28, 2007 12:14:45 GMT 1
There isn't ash, it is some test that the feed is subject to to meet legal requirements.
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Post by wally on Dec 28, 2007 12:23:37 GMT 1
Ash is mineral content I think.
Minerals, (if I remember my O level chemisrty) is all that ought to be left after something is reduced to ash, then you can measure what levels you have.
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