The effects of moisture concentration and type on quality characteristics of alfalfa hay baled under two density regimes in a model system

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 53-69

  Coblentz, Wayne K ^a,b   Fritz, John O ^a   Bolsen, Keith K ^a   King, Charles W ^a   Cochran, Robert C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay; Heat damage; Maillard reaction; Quality; Spontaneous heating

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003104019     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00179-X     Document Type: Article

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