The use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) on undried samples of grass silage to predict chemical composition and digestibility parameters

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 155-167

  Park, R S ^a,b   Agnew, R E ^a,b,c   Gordon, F J ^a,b,c   Steen, R W J ^a,b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Digestibility parameters; Grass silage; Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001433717     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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