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  2. Stock route - Wikipedia

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    A cattle trough and windmill on a Travelling Stock Route. A stock route, also known as travelling stock route (TSR), is an authorised thoroughfare for the walking of domestic livestock such as sheep or cattle from one location to another in Australia.

  3. Manger - Wikipedia

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    Modern livestock trough near Empire Ranch, Arizona. A manger or trough is a rack for fodder, or a structure or feeder used to hold food for animals. The word comes from the Old French mangier (meaning "to eat"), from Latin mandere (meaning "to chew"). [1] Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising [2] and generally found at stables and ...

  4. Cattle feeding - Wikipedia

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    Cut fodder being transported to feed cattle in Tanzania. Cattle reared on a primarily forage diet are termed grass-fed or pasture-raised; meat or milk may be called "grass-fed beef" or "pasture-raised dairy". [6] The term "pasture-raised" can lead to confusion with the term "free range" which describes where the animals reside, but not what ...

  5. Stock car (rail) - Wikipedia

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    The cars featured wire mesh sides (which were covered with cloth in the winter to protect the occupants) and a multi-level series of individual coops, each one fitted with feed and water troughs. An attendant traveled on board in a central compartment to feed and water the animals.

  6. Feedlot - Wikipedia

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    Cattle feeding on a large scale was first introduced in the early 60's, when a demand for higher quality beef in large quantities emerged. [24] Farmers started becoming familiar with the finishing of beef, but also showed interest in various other aspects associated with the feedlot such as soil health , crop management, and how to manage ...

  7. Animal feed - Wikipedia

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    Insects as feed are insect species used as animal feed, either for livestock, including aquaculture, or as pet food. As livestock feed production uses ~33% of the world's agricultural cropland use, insects might be able to supplement livestock feed. They can transform low-value organic wastes, are nutritious and have low environmental impacts.

  8. Farmers really do feed their cows Skittles -- here's why - AOL

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    Some ranchers don't even remove the candy wrappers before feeding the cheap sugar to their cattle, Mother Jones noted. Farmers really do feed their cows Skittles — here's why

  9. Trough - Wikipedia

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    Trough (barony), a historical barony in County Monaghan, Ireland; Trough (food) or manger, a container for animal feed; Watering trough, a receptacle of drinking water for domestic and non-domestic livestock; Water trough, a trough used to supply water to steam locomotives. Battle of the Trough, a 1756 skirmish of the French and Indian War in ...