Editing Forage (section)

==Common forages==
[[File:Bull eating fodder.jpg|thumb|right|Bull feeding on grass]]
[[File:Horse-drawn transport forage Romania.jpg|thumb|right|Horse-drawn transport of [[fodder]] in [[Romania]]]]
[[File:Naturschutzgebiet Storkower Kanal 08.jpg|thumb|right|Meadow of [[Lolium perenne|perennial ryegrass]] (''Lolium perenne'')]]

===Grasses===
[[Grass]] forages include:<ref>{{cite book|author=Murphy, B.|year=1998|title=Greener Pastures On Your Side of the Fence|publisher=Arriba Publishing|location=Colchester, Vermont|pages=19–20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Pasture|year=1905}}</ref>

*''[[Agrostis]]'' spp. – bentgrasses
**''[[Agrostis capillaris]]'' – common bentgrass
**''[[Agrostis stolonifera]]'' – creeping bentgrass
*''[[Andropogon hallii]]'' – sand bluestem
*''[[Arrhenatherum elatius]]'' – false oat-grass
*''[[Bothriochloa bladhii]]'' – Australian bluestem
*''[[Bothriochloa pertusa]]'' – hurricane grass
*''[[Brachiaria decumbens]]'' – Surinam grass
*''[[Brachiaria humidicola]]'' – koronivia grass
*''[[Bromus]]'' spp. – bromegrasses
* ''[[Cenchrus ciliaris]]'' – buffelgrass
*''[[Chloris gayana]]'' – Rhodes grass
*''[[Cynodon dactylon]]'' – bermudagrass
*''[[Dactylis glomerata]]'' – orchard grass
*''[[Echinochloa pyramidalis]]'' – antelope grass
*''[[Entolasia imbricata]]'' – bungoma grass
*''[[Festuca]]'' spp. – fescues
**''[[Festuca arundinacea]]'' – tall fescue
**''[[Festuca pratensis]]'' – meadow fescue
**''[[Festuca rubra]]'' – red fescue
*''[[Heteropogon contortus]]'' – black spear grass
*''[[Hymenachne amplexicaulis]]'' – West Indian marsh grass
*''[[Hyparrhenia rufa]]'' – jaragua
*''[[Leersia hexandra]]'' – southern cutgrass
*''[[Ryegrass|Lolium]]'' spp. – ryegrasses
**''[[Lolium multiflorum]]'' – Italian ryegrass
**''[[Lolium perenne]]'' – perennial ryegrass
*''[[Megathyrsus maximus]]'' – Guinea grass
*''[[Melinis minutiflora]]'' – molasses grass
*''[[Paspalum conjugatum]]'' – carabao grass
*''[[Paspalum dilatatum]]'' – dallisgrass
*''[[Phalaris arundinacea]]'' – reed canarygrass
*''[[Timothy-grass|Phleum pratense]]'' – timothy
*''[[Poa]]'' spp. – bluegrasses, meadow-grasses
**''[[Poa arachnifera]]'' – Texas bluegrass
**''[[Poa pratensis]]'' – Kentucky bluegrass
**''[[Poa trivialis]]'' – rough bluegrass
*''[[Setaria sphacelata]]'' – African bristlegrass
*''[[Themeda triandra]]'' – kangaroo grass
*''[[Thinopyrum intermedium]]'' – intermediate wheatgrass

===Herbaceous legumes===
Herbaceous [[legume]] forages include:<ref>{{cite book|author=Murphy, B.|year=1998|title=Greener Pastures On Your Side of the Fence|publisher=Arriba Publishing|location=Colchester, Vermont|pages=20}}</ref>
[[File:Lucerne with hay bales behind.jpg|thumb|right|[[Alfalfa]]]]
[[File:Trifolium repens 07 ies.jpg|thumb|right|[[Trifolium repens|White clover]] (''Trifolium repens'')]]
*''[[Arachis pintoi]]'' – pinto peanut
*''[[Astragalus cicer]]'' – cicer milkvetch
*''[[Chamaecrista rotundifolia]]'' – roundleaf sensitive pea
*''[[Clitoria ternatea]]'' – butterfly-pea
*''[[Kummerowia]]'' – annual lespedezas
**''[[Kummerowia stipulacea]]'' – Korean clover, Korean lespedeza
**''[[Kummerowia striata]]'' – Japanese clover, common lespedeza 
*''[[Lotus corniculatus]]'' – bird's-foot trefoil
*''[[Macroptilium atropurpureum]]'' – purple bush-bean
*''[[Macroptilium bracteatum]]'' – burgundy bean
*''[[Medicago]]'' spp. – medics
**''[[Alfalfa|Medicago sativa]]'' – alfalfa, lucerne
**''[[Medicago truncatula]]'' – barrel medic
*''[[Melilotus]]'' spp. – sweetclovers
*''[[Neonotonia wightii]]'' – perennial soybean
*''[[Onobrychis viciifolia]]'' – common sainfoin
*''[[Stylosanthes]]'' spp. – stylo
**''[[Stylosanthes humilis]]'' – Townsville stylo
**''[[Stylosanthes scabra]]'' – shrubby stylo
*''[[Clovers|Trifolium]]'' spp. – clovers
**''[[Trifolium hybridum]]'' – alsike clover
**''[[Trifolium incarnatum]]'' – crimson clover
**''[[Trifolium pratense]]'' – red clover
**''[[Trifolium repens]]'' – white clover
*''[[Vicia]]'' spp. – vetches
**''[[Vicia articulata]]'' – oneflower vetch
**''[[Vicia ervilia]]'' – bitter vetch
**''[[Vicia narbonensis]]'' – narbon vetch
**''[[Vicia sativa]]'' – common vetch, tare
**''[[Vicia villosa]]'' – hairy vetch
*''[[Vigna parkeri]]'' – creeping vigna

===Tree legumes===
Tree legume forages include:
*''[[Acacia aneura]]'' – mulga
*''[[Albizia]]'' spp. – silk trees
*''[[Albizia canescens]]'' – Belmont siris
*''[[Albizia lebbeck]]'' – lebbeck
*''[[Enterolobium cyclocarpum]]'' – earpodtree
*''[[Leucaena leucocephala]]'' – leadtree
[[File:Sheep feeding on silage in the snow, Baltasound - geograph.org.uk - 1725708.jpg|thumb|right|Sheep with silage]]

===Silage===
[[Silage]] may be composed by the following:<ref>{{cite book|author=George, J. R.|year=1994|title=Extension Publications: Forage and Grain Crops|publisher=Kendall/Hunt|location=Dubuque, Iowa|pages=152}}</ref>
*[[Alfalfa]]
*[[Maize]] (corn)
*Grass-legume mix
*[[Sorghum]]s
*[[Oat]]s

===Aquatic feeds===
*''[[Lemna minor]]'' – Duckweed
*''[[Pistia stratiotes]]'' – Water lecttuce
*''[[Eichhornia crassipes]]'' – Water hyacinth
*''[[Salvinia molesta]]'' – fern
*''[[Ipomoea aquatica]]'' – Water spinach

===Crop residue===
[[Crop residue]]s used as forage include:
*Sorghum
*Sweet potato vines
*Corn or soybean
*Fruit tree by-products [[stover]]