Hay bales in rural Nebraska, United States.
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Contributor:
Ryan McGinnis / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
AD813NFile size:
50.3 MB (4.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5165 x 3405 px | 43.7 x 28.8 cm | 17.2 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 April 2007Location:
Nebraska, United StatesMore information:
Hay is dried grass or legumes cut, stored, and used for animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like cattle, horses, goats and sheep. Small pets such as guinea pigs and rabbits also enjoy hay, though they only eat very small quantities. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest plant fiber very efficiently. Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather - such as during the winter, or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for easy digestion by the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.