Pasture is land with vegetation cover used for grazing of livestock 家畜
as part of a farm,or in ranching 經(jīng)營牧場or other unenclosed 沒圍起來的pastoral systems or used by wild animals for grazing or browsing.Prior 居先的
to the advent of factory farming,pasture was the primary source of food for grazing animals such as cattle and horses.It is still used extensively,particularly in arid干燥的 regions where pasture land is unsuitable for any other agricultural production.In more humid regions,pasture grazing牧草 is exploited extensively for free range and organic farming.
Pasture growth can consist of grasses,legumes 豆科植物,other forbs任何非草屬或不像草屬的草本植物,shrubs or a mixture.Soil type,minimum annual temperature,and rainfall are important factors in pasture management.