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FODDER OATS [3 records]

Record 1 2024-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
CONT

In a fodder system, a grain like barley, wheat or oats is sprouted in plastic trays and allowed to grow for seven days and then fed to livestock. Sprouted grains can be grown indoors without soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
CONT

La majorité des systèmes de production de fourrage hydroponique fonctionnent selon un système de rotation des surfaces de culture (plateaux), afin d'assurer une récolte journalière de fourrage, adaptée au type et au nombre d'animaux à alimenter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
CONT

Familias de crianceros de Ovalle implementan sistema de cultivo de forraje hidropónico.

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Record 2 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

Potato oats are grown extensively, but chiefly on the better class of soils; on thin, poor land the straw does not bulk much.... the straw is bad fodder, but the grain meals well. It is a stiff-strawed grain, and used on heavy, loamy land.

OBS

stiff-strawed grain: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
OBS

céréale à tige rigide : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

The majority of Canadian oats are still used in the Canadian feed market. A large amount of the feed oats are produced and fed on farm, with a small amount to the Canadian race horse market. Although oats are being used in more quality specific markets, in years of ample supply, the North American feed market is still a significant factor in determining overall oat prices.

Key term(s)
  • fodder oat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
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