Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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
Andrew and Robert Alexander built the mill on the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1855 to grind flour for local farmers. At the time, the Cleveland area was a major wheat-producing region, in part because the canal let farmers ship flour across the Great Lakes. In 1900, Thomas and Emma Wilson bought the mill and expanded it to serve larger businesses.
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 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 ...
Creep feeding is a method of supplementing the diet of young livestock, primarily in beef calves, by offering feed to animals who are still nursing. [1] Creep feed is sometimes offered to swine , [ 2 ] and it is possible with companion grazing animals such as sheep and goats . [ 1 ]
A woman plays tennis while goats graze on weeds nearby at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa. The goats graze the park twice a year to maintain vegetation in hard to mow areas.
animal feed See fodder. animal unit 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 ...
Nicole Kidman found the cutest way possible to spend her holiday season.. Kidman, 56, took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, December 27, to share photos of herself bottle-feeding baby lambs on ...