The effect of spreading sodium bicarbonate over the surface of grass silage on the intake of grass silages by beef cattle

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Dawson, L E R ^a   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

Beef cattle; Bicarbonate; Grass silage; Intake

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0009086029     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01135-2     Document Type: Article

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