Fodder Production and Grassland Management

DEFINITION OF FODDER AND FORAGE

• Fodder crops - Cultivated species

• Forages - All vegetative parts, fresh or preserved
• Fodders  crops  are  cultivated  plant  species  that  are  utilised  as  livestock  feed. Fodder  refers mostly  the  crops which  are  harvested  and  used  for stall  feeding. 
• Forage  may be  defined  as  the  vegetative  matter,  fresh  or  preserved,  utilised  as  feed for  animals. Forage  crops  include  grasses,  legumes,  crucifers  and other  crops  cultivated  and  used  in the form of  hay,  pasture,  fodder  and  silage. Forages are classified based on various features.