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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal science > forage and feed science > forage
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > forage and feed science > forage
Preferred Term:

forage

Definition:
Forage is defined as the edible part of a plant, other than the separated grain, that is generally above ground and that can provide feed for grazing animals or can be harvested for feeding.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
forage and feed science
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Entry Terms:
  • forage plants
  • herbage
  • fodder plants
  • fodder trees
  • forage trees
  • fodder
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6298
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-07-25
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