THE HAY BARN GLOSSARY

Indigenous - Originating or produced naturally in a particular land or region or environment; native.

Inoculant - A seed or soil additive, especially for legume seed, composed of specific nitrogen-fixing bacteria that facilitate dinitrogen fixation in the subsequent crop.

Intercropping - Growing two or more crops together, planted simultaneously or staggered, with or without a row arrangement.

In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) - A laboratory measure estimating the percentage of a feedstuff the animal can digest. Usually expressed as a percentage: [weight dry matter sample-weight residue] / weight dry matter sample.

In vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) - See in vitro dry matter (digestibility) disappearance (IVDMD). The procedures and the numencal values are the same for IVDDM and IVDMD.

Irrigated pasture - Pasture receiving supplementary water to maintain growth.

The Hay Barn Glossary