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Sever21 [200]
3 years ago
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What is the technical term self -feeder

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1 answer:
romanna [79]3 years ago
5 0
Definition of self-feeder 

: a device for providing feed to livestock that is equipped with a feed hopper that automatically supplies a trough below

I looked up the meaning on Merriam Webster
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