Plant-based fodder characterized by high fiber and low digestible energy, essential for the digestive health of ruminants like cattle and sheep. It stimulates rumination and maintains the proper pH balance in the rumen. Without adequate roughage, livestock can suffer from severe metabolic disorders like acidosis.
Heard on the job
The steers are getting too much grain, so bump up the roughage in the ration to settle their stomachs.
Also heard as
- forage