pasturage
Land for livestock
Pasturage is land used for grazing livestock, or the grass and vegetation growing on it that animals feed upon.
The word also refers to the right to graze animals on a piece of land: The farmer paid for pasturage on the neighboring estate.
It carries a slightly more formal or legal tone than simply saying pasture.
Narrow-leaved ground cover
- herbageSucculent leafy vegetation
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- alfalfaForage crop legume
- timothyHay-producing forage grass
ryegrass · fescue · legumes · hay · silage · fodder · browse · vegetation
Grassy field for grazing
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- fieldArea of specialty
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- rangeExtent of variation
grazing land · lea · commons · enclosure · acreage · hectares · fallow · headland
Permission to pasture livestock
- common landCollectively held open ground
- commonsShared community resources
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- leaseTemporary use contract
tenant · landowner · carrying capacity · allotment · access · traditional rights
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- herdGrazing animals together
flock · ruminants · grazers · dairy cows · beef cattle · ewes · lambs · kids
Feed on growing plants
- browseSurvey without intent
- forageSeek food actively
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
feed · turn out · overgrazing · free-range
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- veldtAfrican open grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
llanos · heathland · rangeland · biodiversity · native grasses · invasive species · soil health · erosion
grass
Narrow-leaved ground cover
timothy · ryegrass · fescue · legumes · hay · silage · fodder · browse · vegetation · sward
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
range · grazing land · lea · commons · enclosure · acreage · hectares · fallow · headland · plot
grazing rights
Permission to pasture livestock
- common landCollectively held open ground
- commonsShared community resources
- easementLimited land-use privilege
lease · tenant · landowner · carrying capacity · allotment · access · traditional rights
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
herd · flock · ruminants · grazers · dairy cows · beef cattle · ewes · lambs · kids · mares
graze
Feed on growing plants
nibble · feed · turn out · overgrazing · free-range
prairie
Open grassy flatland
pampas · llanos · heathland · rangeland · biodiversity · native grasses · invasive species · soil health · erosion · restoration
- land tenurefreehold, leasehold, land ownership, tenancy, tenure system
pasturagefeedlot
Livestock fattening enclosure
factory farming · intensive farming · industrial agriculture · hand feeding
pasturagecropland
Land for growing produce
arable land · tillage · wasteland · desert · urban development
pasture, pastor, pastoral, repast, pasturing, pastured, pastureland, pasturelands