Tridge summary
Concentrate, also known as concentrated feed, has become a crucial part of Norwegian agriculture, significantly changing the country's farming practices over the past century. Initially referred to as 'flour' due to its origin in beef bone meal, the use of concentrate has evolved to a plant-based formula, predominantly made up of Norwegian grain and other protein-rich crops. Today, it is a essential component in the diets of all Norwegian livestock, with the exception of farmed salmon, and has played a key role in the transition towards specialized and highly productive farming. This shift towards concentrated feeding has led to increased productivity, higher yields, and a reduction in the number of farmers. The annual consumption of concentrate in Norway reaches approximately 2,000,000 tonnes, highlighting its importance in achieving high yields in livestock production.
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Original content
Concentrates. What is it really for something, you may ask? It could mostly sound like a sports drink. And in a way it is true, the concentrate is concentrated energy for the domestic animals in a small pellet. This small pellet has radically changed Norwegian agriculture over the last hundred years, and may change agriculture also in the future. When I grew up and helped to care for cows and sheep at home, the concentrate only went by the name "flour", but when I started at Vinterlandbruksskulen after a quarter of an hour, my students were strictly told that "flour" I was not allowed to call it, that hot concentrate. If we did not learn another that year, said the teacher, then we should at least think this one. I do not know, but "flour" may have come from the fact that the concentrate for a long time had a component of beef bone meal from cattle in it. These were protein-rich cases, and gave good growth and a lot of milk. The concentrate no longer has bone meal in it. It was ...
Source: Bondebladet
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