The common oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats make up a large part of the diet of horses and are regularly fed to cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog and chicken feed.

Oat

The common oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. While oats are suitable…

A genus of grasses including about sixty species, valuable alike for the production of hay and for their straw and seed. They are cultivated extensively in all temperate climates, and form valuable food for horses and cattle, but are also used for human food.

Oats

A genus of grasses including about sixty species, valuable alike for the production of hay and for their…

Ears of Oats.

Ears of Oats

Ears of Oats.

A line of different types of oats in a planter.

Line of oats

A line of different types of oats in a planter.

A smut of oats with a normal head.

Smut of Oats

A smut of oats with a normal head.

Illustrated is a smut of oats. It is a type of fungus that effects cereals.

Smut of Oats

Illustrated is a smut of oats. It is a type of fungus that effects cereals.

An ear of smutted oats.

Smutted oats

An ear of smutted oats.

A species of grain of which there are several varieties It is an esculent grain bearing naked seeds on a flat ear, furnished with awns like barley.

Rye Grain

A species of grain of which there are several varieties It is an esculent grain bearing naked seeds…

One stage of growth seen in a wild oats seedling.

Wild Oats Seedling

One stage of growth seen in a wild oats seedling.

A growth stage of a wild oats seedling, showing later growth.

Wild Oats Seedlng

A growth stage of a wild oats seedling, showing later growth.