User talk:Gabacho2

Forage
Hi. Glad to help. It's a good start. A couple of things that come to mind... I think the list of plants needs links, scientific names, and alternative common names where these vary. For example: I'm a bit doubtful about some of the species listed – my British White cattle eat almost anything, but even they are none too keen on the somewhat toxic reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), and I doubt if it's welcomed (let alone planted) by many farmers. Does the source perhaps list species which are grazed, rather than those of high forage value?
 * Kentucky bluegrass or smooth meadow grass (Poa pratensis)

It would be nice to have some discussion of how forage is used, and how forage-based systems are different from others. Also should include natural and semi-natural habitats such as moorland, heathland, downland etc – both for livestock and for wild animals. Also woody forage – particularly important for goats, camels etc – indeed, a generally less American/European perspective would be good (forage must mean something quite different for the average African villager to a commercial UK farmer...).

There's not much about foraging for non-herbivores such as humans and pigs – it's not right to say that pigs don't get benefit from it; they just forage different things (see pannage).

Generally I think it needs a good bit of expansion... Regards,  Richard. --Richard New Forest (talk) 21:36, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, I am no expert on the subject at all. Nonetheless, your edits look good to me, encyclopedic and referenced. Nice job. Asterion talk 23:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)