Pasture

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Pasture

Pasture (/ˈpɑːstʃər/; from Latin pastus, past participle of pascere, "to feed") is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs (non-grass herbaceous plants).

Etymology

The term pasture comes from the Latin pastus, the past participle of pascere, which means "to feed". This term was used to describe the act of grazing livestock on a piece of land.

Related Terms

  • Grazing: The act of consuming plant material, typically grasses, by livestock.
  • Forage: Plant material eaten by grazing livestock.
  • Livestock: Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
  • Grassland: Land with vegetation dominated by grasses.
  • Legumes: A plant family, members of which are often found in pasture due to their ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, improving soil fertility.

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