Provender (noun)

1. Food and provisions for animals, especially feed for horses, cattle and birds.
2. Dry food for domestic animals, especially hay and corn.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french provende, from latin provenda ("provisions, food"), from provendere ("to provide").

Examples:

1. The farmer bought a large amount of provender to feed his cattle.
2. The horse was fed a diet of provender and hay.
3. The birds were fed a mixture of seeds and other provender.
4. The cows were given a bale of provender to eat.
5. The provender was stored in the barn for the winter.