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creep feeding

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001577

A method for feeding young animals in which a barrier ("creep") is placed so that only animals small enough are able to access feed or pasture on one side of the barrier.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001577
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymscreep grazing
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofeeding methods; livestock feeding; calf feeding; lamb feeding; piglet feeding
TranslationsSpanish: alimentación diferencial (creep feeding)
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001577",
  "term": "creep feeding",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A method for feeding young animals in which a barrier (\"creep\") is placed so that only animals small enough are able to access feed or pasture on one side of the barrier.",
  "synonyms": [
    "creep grazing"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "feeding methods",
    "livestock feeding",
    "calf feeding",
    "lamb feeding",
    "piglet feeding"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alimentación diferencial (creep feeding)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/creep-feeding/"
}

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