The bones of....
2007-11-17 10:22:47 · 3 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Bone meal is a mixture of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as an organic fertilizer for plants and in animal feed. As a fertilizer, bone meal is primarily used as a source of phosphorus.
Bone meal once was often used as a dietary calcium supplement. Research in the 1980s found that many bone meal preparations were contaminated with lead and other toxic metals, and it is no longer recommended as a calcium source
made of differnent animals
2007-11-17 10:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by ♥2htoohorse♥ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_meal for the complete info package including the risks involved in using bone meal.
2007-11-17 19:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by Matt D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
off-shoot of the meat-packing industry.... usually cattle, but pig and horse can be in there, too...as well as other animals....
2007-11-18 06:16:25 · answer #3 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋