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dry matter
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dry matter
plant or animal tissue residue after it has been heated to a constant weight and all of the moisture in the sample has been driven off by gentle heat.

dry matter basis
a method of expressing the concentration of a nutrient or poison in a feed, by expressing its concentration in terms of the dry matter content.
dry matter intake
the feed intake, usually per day, expressed in terms of its dry matter content.


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In bait 2, protein concentrate (PC; 15% to 30% dry matter, on a dry matter basis >90% protein whereof >50% collagen/gelatin) was added as an attractant in addition to the meals mixture used in bait 1.
amp;nbsp;   Corn and milo prices will likely go up in the short term, says Josserand, but this will be more than offset by being able to buy DWG, which will be very reasonably priced at about 75% of the value of corn or less on a dry matter basis.
Current rations contain about 22% WDGS and 10% corn gluten on a dry matter basis.
 
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