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What (who) is bone meal - definition

GROUND MIXTURE OF BONE AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE PRODUCTS USED AS A FERTILIZER, AND OTHER USES
Bonemeal; Bone manure; Ground bone

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Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
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Bone meal is a mixture of finely and coarsely ground animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. It is used as a dietary supplement to supply calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) to monogastric livestock in the form of hydroxiapathite.
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Bone meal

Bone meal is a mixture of finely and coarsely ground animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. It is used as a dietary supplement to supply calcium and phosphorus to monogastric livestock in the form of hydroxyapatite. As a slow-release organic fertilizer, it supplies phosphorus, calcium, and a small amount of nitrogen to plants.

Examples of use of bone meal
1. Have your say» Nearly half this meat–and–bone meal came from the Indian sub–continent.
2. Nearly half this meat–and–bone meal came from the Indian sub–continent.
3. They suggest that haphazard Hindu funeral practices led to contamination in India of animal bone meal with human bones.
4. BSE was discovered in the cow only after it was rendered and its meat and bone meal distributed.
5. When they got the fat out, (the bones) were meant to be sterilised and ground as bone meal and fed to cattle.