foddering
Giving animals hay
Foddering is the act of giving fodder—dried hay, straw, or other feed—to livestock.
The term appears in agricultural contexts describing routine animal care: The foddering of cattle took up most of the winter mornings.
It can also refer to the process of harvesting or preparing such feed.
Dried feed crop
- silageFermented crop fodder
- alfalfaForage crop legume
- forageSeek food actively
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
straw · clover · turnips · beet · roughage · concentrate · supplement · provender
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- poultryBirds raised for food
swine · donkeys · mules · oxen · dairy · feedlot · stabling · trough
Curing grass for storage
- mowingTrimming grass short
- scythingCutting with curved blade
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- balingCompressing into tied bundles
windrow · swath · pitchfork · stacking · threshing · combine · binder · sickle
Fixed allotted amount
- dietCustomary food consumption
- proteinFolded amino chain
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
vitamins · nourishment · digestibility · palatability · intake · metabolism · energy · carbohydrates
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- distributingApportioning among recipients
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- conservingProtecting from depletion
- mixingCombining into one mass
chopping · grinding · soaking · fermenting · measuring · scheduling · wintering · supplementing
hay
Dried feed crop
grain · straw · clover · turnips · beet · roughage · concentrate · supplement · provender · chaff
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
poultry · swine · donkeys · mules · oxen · dairy · feedlot · stabling · trough · manger
haymaking
Curing grass for storage
baling · windrow · swath · pitchfork · stacking · threshing · combine · binder · sickle · chaff
ration
Fixed allotted amount
minerals · vitamins · nourishment · digestibility · palatability · intake · metabolism · energy · carbohydrates · supplements
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- distributingApportioning among recipients
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- conservingProtecting from depletion
mixing · chopping · grinding · soaking · fermenting · measuring · scheduling · wintering · supplementing · mechanized