ANFS251 Lecture 1: Plants Animals Eat

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

Document Summary

Timothy, rye, fescue grass can be preserved or fed fresh (straight from pasture) Hay - cut, dried, and preserved grass. Can be made from legumes or grasses. Legumes come in 2 different types: in the form of beans or can produce beans/seeds. Ex: soybeans: in the form of forage. Can either be fed fresh (pasture) or preserved (hay) Grasses and forage legumes can be made into silage. Contains lots of indigestible carbs in the form of cellulose or hemicellulose. Pasture - collections of plants that ruminants and non-ruminant herbivores graze and eat. Vast open spaces in the west us. Forbs and shrubs - stemmy, stalky, woody plants. Complimentary grouping of plant seeds to plant, fertilize, and manage for animal feed. Excess growth beyond what can be grazed/eaten is harvested and preserved (hay) Combination of grasses and legumes (not the bean legumes) is common. This combination is like the animal"s salad bar .