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Technical Services Librarian
Coleen Rose
Contact:
Harriett K. Hutchens Library
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
417-328-1631
"I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied." -- Deuteronomy 11:15
This guide is designed to serve the research and information needs of students researching forage and pasture management.
Cow and calf foraging for food. Photo by Stephen Ausmus.
Definitions
- Baleage: Partially dried forage, which is baled and wrapped with plastic
- Ensilage: see Silage
- Fodder: General term for feed for livestock
- Forage: Plants eaten by grazing livestock, generally eaten directly as pasture or crop residue
- Forage crop: Crops which are grown to be eaten by grazing livestock
- Grazing: A method of animal feeding where livestock roams in fields and consumes grass and other plants
- Hay: Grass that is cut, dried, and used as animal feed
- Haylage: A fermented grass forage that is fed to animals like hay
- Livestock: Farm animals such as cattle, sheep, goats pigs which are raised for profit
- Pasture: Land used for grazing
- Silage: Grass or green foliage crops, generally stored in a silo. Silage is preserved by fermentation, not drying.