A low-quality forage such as hay that was too mature when cut, or crop residues such as wheat straw or corn stalks.

Includes high-fiber feeds such as pasture, silage, hay, and residue.

coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis

A misleading term that is often used to describe the fibre content of a diet leading farmers to believe that its only purpose in a ration is to aid digestion.

Any feedstuff with greater than 20% crude fiber such as hay, silage and grasses.

Coarse, bulky feed high in fiber such as hay, straw and silage.

Indigestible fiber of fruits, vegetables and cereals.

Feeds that are high in fiber and therefore low in digestible nutrients. Such feeds as hay, corn fodder, and straw belong to this class.

Bulky feeds like hay that are low in energy.

Food that is high in fibre and low in digestible nutrients.