The phrase "alternative feeding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing different methods or options for providing food, particularly in relation to animals or nutrition.
Example: "The veterinarian recommended alternative feeding options for the pet with dietary restrictions."
Alternatives: "different feeding methods" or "supplementary feeding".
The alternative, feeding babies infant formula, is an excellent second-best option, one that has clearly succeeded in nourishing millions of healthy children.
Then the conversation spiraled into ideas for alternative feeding methods — a temporary tube through the nose followed, perhaps, by a feeding tube in the stomach.
We have since spent time together at his home, where he is back to living peacefully and swallowing carefully (no alternative feeding methods necessary).
Forage species composition and availability of alternative feeding areas had an effect on waterfowl grazing damage to perennial forage fields.
As an alternative, feeding the nematodes with transgenic plants expressing special dsRNA has been developed as an effective method to deliver dsRNA and control plant parasitic nematodes in agriculture.
They concluded that populations would have had to have alternative feeding modes sufficient to support a population of around 70,000 during warm periods so that population drops during glacial periods wouldn't be below 5,000-10,000 whales.
Several alternative feeds exist with an added value, as they enhance FA with potential health benefits and the stability of the milk with higher antioxidative activity, even though responses to test feeds differed largely.
Alternative feeds are introduced early as a normal supplement to child nourishment.
Care must be taken to use alternative feeds that do not compete with human food.
Most alternative feeds are highly perishable and, therefore, are difficult to store.
But there are situations such as maternal death where alternative feeds are introduced as a matter of necessity.
