ANFS251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Phalaris Arundinacea, Dactylis, Lolium Perenne

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Animal and Food Sciences
• Course: ANFS251
• Professor: Lesa Griffiths

Document Summary

Animal nutrition: the plan: in order to understand how to feed animals, nutritionists need to understand feed ingredients (feedstuffs) available to them. What types of plants are in animal feed: cereal grains (energy) Can be made of several of the others such as legumes and grasses: legumes (protein) Used to provide protein: forbs and others (shrubs) Can be included in animal feed: grasses. Typically fed to animals, both ruminants and non-ruminants. More on plants: grasses (timothy, rye, fescue) When there is too much grass, due to too little animals or good conditions. Is dried and stored for later use: legumes. Can be fed fresh or preserved: silage. Both grasses and legumes can be turned into silage. Pastures = salad bar: pasture collections of plants that ruminants and non-ruminant herbivores graze and eat. Complimentary grouping of plant seeds to plant, fertilize, and manage for animal feed.