Fodder

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**1. Common Plants Grown for Fodder:**
– Alfalfa (lucerne)
– Barley
– Common duckweed
– Birdsfoot trefoil
– Brassica spp.

**2. Health Concerns in Fodder:**
– Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risks
– Lower tolerance in animals for spoiled or moldy fodder
– Regulations on drugs in livestock feed
– Economic losses due to toxins in feed
– Government regulations on veterinary feed

**3. Fodder Production in Drought Conditions:**
– Impact of increasing droughts on rangeland agriculture
– Innovative emergency fodder production concepts
– Use of woody biomass fiber during dry periods
– Local supplements for nutrient balance
– Improving palatability of cattle feed

**4. Sprouted Grains as Fodder:**
– Nutritional benefits of sprouted grains
– Systems for mass sprout production
– Water-efficient fodder production methods
– Hydroponic growth of sprouted grains
– Approval of sprouted grains for livestock feed

**5. Related Concepts:**
– Cannon fodder (metaphorical usage)
– Circular agriculture
– Factory farming
– Feed manufacturing
– Food-feed system

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