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Animal Feed
Animal feed (pronunciation: /ˈænɪməl fi:d/) is food given to domestic animals in the course of animal husbandry. The term is often applied to fodder in either liquid or pelleted form.
Etymology
The term "feed" comes from the Old English "fēdan," which means to nourish or sustain.
Types of Animal Feed
There are several types of animal feed, including:
- Forage: This includes plants cut for green feed or grazed by animals.
- Compound feed: This is a type of feed that is a mixture of raw materials and supplements, formulated according to the specific needs of the species and age of the animal.
- Fodder: This refers to food given to animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves. It includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and sprouted grains and legumes.
Related Terms
- Animal husbandry: This is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding and the raising of livestock.
- Livestock: This term refers to domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
- Poultry feed: This is food for farm poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese and other domestic birds.
- Swine feed: This is food specifically formulated for pigs.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Animal feed
- Wikipedia's article - Animal feed
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