sweet feed

Molasses-coated livestock ration

Sweet feed is a grain mixture for horses and livestock, typically containing oats, corn, and barley bound together with molasses.

The molasses makes it palatable and adds calories, but the high sugar content has fallen out of favor with some horse owners concerned about metabolic issues.

She scooped sweet feed into the bucket and the horses came running.

Related
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • molassesSyrup from cane processing
  • horseDomesticated riding animal
  • oatsCereal grain for porridge
  • cornCereal grown on cobs

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Opposites
feed composition/processing

sweet feedwhole oats

Unprocessed cereal grain

straight grain · hay · forage · pasture grass

palatability/taste appeal

sweet feedmineral block

Compressed nutrient supplement for livestock

energy density/sugar content

sweet feedtimothy hay

Dried perennial grass fodder

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G