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Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry. There are two basic types: fodder and forage. Used alone, the word feed more often refers to fodder. Animal feed is an important input to animal agriculture, and is frequently the
The hay produced by these meadows is species rich and was traditionally used to feed horses. [ 5 ] Oat , barley , and wheat plant materials are occasionally cut green and made into hay for animal fodder , and more usually used in the form of straw , a harvest byproduct of stems and dead leaves that are baled after the grain has been harvested ...
A standard measure, based on feed requirements, used to combine various classes of livestock according to size, weight, age, and intended use. On federal lands in the United States, one animal unit represents one mature cow, bull, steer, heifer, horse, or mule, or five sheep or goats, all over six months of age. [3] animal-free agriculture
It uses between 20 and 33% of the world's fresh water, [81] Livestock, and the production of feed for them, occupy about a third of the Earth's ice-free land. [82] Livestock production contributes to species extinction, desertification, [83] and habitat destruction. [84] and is the primary driver of the Holocene extinction.
It is responsible for somewhere between 20 and 33% of the fresh water usage in the world, [57] and livestock, and the production of feed for them, occupy about a third of Earth's ice-free land. [58] Livestock production is a contributing factor in species extinction , desertification , [ 59 ] and habitat destruction . [ 60 ]
Goat farming involves the raising and breeding of domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) as a branch of animal husbandry. People farm goats principally for their meat , milk , fibre and skins . Goat farming can be very suited to production alongside other livestock (such as sheep and cattle) on low-quality grazing land.
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Wilson Feed Mill, also known as Alexander's Mill, is a historic gristmill at 7604 Canal Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the U.S. state of Ohio.Andrew and Robert Alexander built the mill on the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1855 to grind flour for local farmers.