The production of cattle is severely hampered by a lack of feed, particularly during the dry season when the quality and quantity of grass on grazing pastures is inadequate in many dry countries. The annual feed shortages and nutritional inadequacies experienced during the dry season may be reduced by crop waste. In many nations, grain legume leftovers, often referred to as grain legume fodders, are stored and traded for use as feed during the dry season. However, the nutritional value and dry matter content of grain and legume feeds deteriorate as storage time increases.
