Bone Meal

Name:
Bone Meal
Detailed information:
A product made by grinding animal bones. Raw meal is made from bones that have not been previously steamed. If pressure steaming has been used, the meal is called steamed. The fertilizer grade contains 43–55% tricalcium phosphate, 20–25% phosphoric acid, and 4–5% ammonia. The feed grade, according to Bureau of Animal Industry specifications, must contain 65–75% tricalcium phosphate and only approximately 2% ammonia. Much of the latter grade is imported.

Use:

Fertilizer (raw); animal feeds (steamed).