Hay and Pasture: what is inside everyday feeding hay and pasture

Some times the question will be thought of what is in the hay and the pasture that my cattle are feeding on. These are some of the grasses in the hay we get: meadow foxtail, perennial rye grass, annual sow thistle, shepherd's purse, Lambsquarters. Alopecurus Pretenses, known as the meadow foxtail , is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family. It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral fsoils. Lolium Perenne, common name perennial ryegrass, is a grass from the family poaceae. it is native to europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalized around the world. Sonchus oleraceus is native to Asia, Austrailia, and Europe. The latin name Sonchus refers to the hollow stream, while oleraceus refers to its good taste. Capsella bursa-pastoris, known by its common name shepherd's-purse because of its triangular, purse-like pods, it is a small annual and ruderal species, and a member of the mustard family. Chenopodium album is a fast growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium. Though cultivated in some regions, the plant it else where considered a weed.f