1. BROWSE, HERBAGE, AND MAST
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2. Browse Browse is tender growth of shrubs and trees
Ruminants – animals with stomachs of several compartments
Ruminants make the best use of browse because of the hard-to-digest fibrous materials
Browse is most abundant in the springtime

3. Herbage
Herbage – succulent non-woody leaves and stems of herbaceous plants
Includes grasses, broadleaf vines, weeds

4. Mast
Mast – the fruits and nuts of trees and shrubs eaten by animal wildlife
Fruits – the developed ovary of a flowering plant
Fruit contains one or more seeds
Fruits are high in carbohydrates and vitamins
Berries – small fleshy fruits with no outer coverings
Berries go through stages of development (ripening)
Nuts – dry fruit enclosed in a hard shell

8. Browse, Herbage, and Mast Management Practices
Leave unplowed areas between fields
Use controlled burning
Use feed plots
Plant trees and domesticated crops