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Mangel-wurzel (Noun)

Beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed.

Nouns denoting plants.

The mangel-wurzel root was large and yellowish in color, a clear indication of its suitability for cattle feed.
Farmers grew mangel-wurzel in abundance, using it to supplement the diets of their livestock during the harsh winter months.
In some parts of Europe, mangel-wurzel was considered a vital crop for cattle farmers due to its high nutritional value.
Mangel-wurzel was a hardy and versatile root that could thrive in poor soil conditions, making it an ideal choice for many agricultural operations.
Historically, mangel-wurzel played a significant role in maintaining the health and well-being of cattle, particularly during times of scarcity and famine.

Cultivated as feed for livestock.

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Mangel-wurzel is often grown on poorer land that would be less suitable for other root crops to serve as winter feed for cattle and sheep.
Mangel-wurzel's yield per acre makes it an economical crop to cultivate for animal fodder, especially when it comes to providing food for large numbers of livestock.
Prior to the advent of other crops and imports of hay from North America the use of mangel-wurzel to extend hay in times of drought had an established use for English farms cultivated for the use of animal fodder.
One farm will set land aside specifically to plant and grow the hardy and nourishing root that serves well in many varieties as nutritious winter mangel-wurzel cattle fodder.
With cattle going on it a significant long term loss has sometimes come in conjunction to animal welfare since long usage had resulted where cultivation would centre specifically for high producing farms utilizing cultivated and irrigated livestock animal fodder varieties specifically high volume produced to mainly root as example that uses fodder called 'mangel-wurzel' with best management practises allowing highest percentage over entire arable as plant called "root".