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fodder

Nutrition for all animals kept by humans

EntityQ211439

Also known as forrage · forrage grasses · Feed

Subclass of: animal feed
Part of: agriculture
, animal husbandry

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Fodder, also called provender, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves. Fodder includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and sprouted grains and legumes. Most animal feed is from plants, but some manufacturers add ingredients to processed feeds that are of animal origin.

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43 statements · 30% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Said to be the same as: food and fodder
animal feed
Different from: forage

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