粗そ飼し料りょう

noun

roughage; coarse feed

Agricultural term for high-fiber, low-energy animal feed such as hay, straw, or silage. Contrasts with 濃厚飼料 (concentrated feed).

See also: 濃厚飼料

• 牛うしには粗そ飼し料りょうを十じゅう分ぶんに与あたえる必ひつ要ようがある。

  Cattle need to be given plenty of roughage.