fodder for cattle

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• fodder — [fäd′ər] n. [ME < OE fodor (akin to Ger futter) < base of foda, FOOD] 1. coarse food for cattle, horses, sheep, etc., as cornstalks, hay, and straw 2. a) something, esp. information, that is thought of as being in large supply and, often,… …   English World dictionary

• fodder — (n.) O.E. fodder food, especially food for cattle, from P.Gmc. *fodran (Cf. O.N. foðr, M.Du. voeder, O.H.G. fuotar, Ger. Futter), from PIE *patrom, from *pa to feed (see FOOD (Cf. food)) …   Etymology dictionary

• fodder — ► NOUN 1) food for cattle and other livestock. 2) a person or thing regarded only as material to satisfy a need: young people ending up as factory fodder. ORIGIN Old English, related to FOOD(Cf. ↑food) …   English terms dictionary

• Cattle feeding — Different cattle feeding production systems have separate advantages and disadvantages. Most cows have a diet that is composed of at least some forage (grass, legumes, or silage). In fact most beef cattle are raised on pasture from birth in the… …   Wikipedia

• CATTLE — The domestication of cattle began in prehistoric times. Ancient Sumerian inscriptions refer to the raising of cattle, and from the third millennium B.C.E. they are depicted in Egyptian, Assyrian, and Babylonian drawings as used for plowing (see… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• fodder — noun 1》 food for cattle and other livestock. 2》 a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use: young people ending up as factory fodder. verb give fodder to (cattle or other livestock). Origin OE fōdor, of Gmc origin; related to… …   English new terms dictionary

• fodder — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fōdor; akin to Old High German fuotar food more at food Date: before 12th century 1. something fed to domestic animals; especially coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep 2. inferior or readily… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fodder — n. & v. n. dried hay or straw etc. for cattle, horses, etc. v.tr. give fodder to. Etymology: OE fodor f. Gmc, rel. to FOOD …   Useful english dictionary

• fodder — I. n. Forage, food (for cattle), provender. II. v. a. Feed (cattle) …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Fodder — Plants which serve as food for cattle. Acrocomia, Bactris, Brosimum, Calophyllum, Canna, Cecropia, Ceiba, Crotalaria, Dioscorea, Eichhornia, Enterolobium, Erythrina, Fagopyrum, Ficus, Genipa, Guazuma, Manihot, Marathrum, Mirabilis, Parmentiera,… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• FODDER — (Heb. מִסְפּוֹא, mispo, AV, JPS, provender ), most often mentioned together with teven ( chaff, AV, JPS, straw ) as feed for camels and asses (Gen. 24:25; 43:24; Judg. 19:19). Teven, which was the most important food of domestic animals, was made …   Encyclopedia of Judaism