HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Grasses and legumes fed to animals in the form of: Pasture: Cows harvest feed themselves by going out and eating grasses or legumes that grow in pastures. Hay: Farmers cut grasses and legumes in the field, let them dry, and then bale them for feeding at a later date.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alfalfa is the most common legume used as a forage for beef cattle, however risk of bloat requires careful management or use in a mixture that includes grasses or other non-bloating species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pasture refers to an area of land covered with forage crops which are usually grasses and legumes that are grazed or fed on by livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats. Forage crops on the other hand are plants cultivated for their vegetative portions and used in fresh or preserved forms of feeding livestock.

Detailed explanation-4: -A crop of cultivated plants or plant parts, other than separated grain, produced to be grazed or harvested for use as feed for animals. Aftermath. Forage grown following a harvest. Residue. Forage remaining on the land as a consequence of harvest.