provender

Synonyms:

feed

Types:

show 25 types...

hide 25 types...

blood meal

the dried and powdered blood of animals

corn gluten feed

a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten

cattle cake

a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes

creep feed

feed given to young animals isolated in a creep

fodder

coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

eatage, forage, grass, pasturage, pasture

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

alfalfa

leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

broad bean, horse bean

a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder

hay

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

stover

the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested

feed grain

grain grown for cattle feed

ensilage, silage

fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

oil cake

mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock

oil meal

ground oil cake

pigswill, pigwash, slop, slops, swill

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

mash

mixture of ground animal feeds

chicken feed, scratch

dry mash for poultry

cud, rechewed food

food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again

bird feed, bird food, birdseed

food given to birds; usually mixed seeds

canary seed

a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds

pet food, pet-food, petfood

food prepared for animal pets

dog food

food prepared for dogs

cat food

food prepared for cats

mast

nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

fish meal

ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock

Type of:

food, nutrient

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Synonyms:

commissariat, provisions, viands, victuals

Types:

food cache

food in a secure or hidden storage place

larder

a supply of food especially for a household

Type of:

food, nutrient

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue