roughage

fresh fruit and wholemeal bread are important sources of 'roughage' in the diet

It has a sugar so it gives you some energy, but it also has some fiber and 'roughage' , so it gives the illusion of being healthier.

In order to produce twenty times more milk than a calf would need, she receives a diet heavy in grain - not the 'roughage' that cows have evolved to digest easily - causing metabolic disorders and painful lameness.

Consumerism exploits our instinctive tendency to overeat fats and sugars by dressing food products up as ‘healthy’ or ‘nourishing’ or ‘energy giving’ when what most of us need is plenty of 'roughage' and a lot less calories.

Sows in group housing that were not fed additional roughage had an increased risk of body lesions than sows in herds where additional 'roughage' was fed.

It takes 60 to 90 days for them to develop the four-chamber ruminant stomach that allows them to eat 'roughage' and extract protein from it.

Conversely, the rationale for starting cattle on a diet with less 'roughage' and more concentrate is based on the perceived improvement in performance and, thereby, increased profitability.

If people were designed to be strict vegetarians, we would have a specialized colon, specialized teeth and a stomach that doesn't have a generalized pH - all the better to handle 'roughage' .

In many areas of the Southeast U.S., cottonseed hulls are often the primary source of 'roughage' or are used to extend conventional forage supplies.