feed categories

Question 1

forages

Answer 1

large differences in composition
forage type: grass (cool, warm) and legumes (alfalfa, clover)
nutrients depend on growing conditions (fertility), stage of maturity at harvest, harvesting and storage conditions

Question 2

concentrates

Answer 2

source of calories and other nutrients
plain cereal grains (oats, corn, barley and wheat), composition is consistent within the grain
commercially manufactures concentrates are very diverse, provide calories and other nutrients, formulated for physiological class, may be fixed formula or least cost formula

Question 3

fixed formula

Answer 3

ingredients are consistent

Question 4

least cost formula

Answer 4

chemical composition stays the same, but ingredients change

Question 5

supplements

Answer 5

most diverse
non-nutrient (chondroitin, Devil’s Claw)
nutrient: Salt, single/few nutrients, supplement/mixing/balancer pellet (balances plain grains or forages, usually a component of concentrates esp. sweet feed.)