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Concentrates are foods that are high in digestibility, but low in fiber. (For example: hay, silage, etc.)
Roughages are foods that are low in digestibility, but high in fiber. (For example: corn, oats, barley, etc.)

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forage is part of the vegetation that is available and acceptable for consumption (green, ensiled, cured, weathered) and roughage is the part of a plant that is high in fiber and low in TDN (total digestible nutrition).

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