An Enzyme Additive for Corn Silage: Effects on Silage Composition and Animal Performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1760-1766

  Sheperd, A C ^a,b   Kung Jr , L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Corn silage; Enzyme; Hemicellulase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; SILO; ZEA MAYS;

CELLULASE; GLYCOSIDASE; HEMICELLULASE; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SHEEP; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030253692     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76543-8     Document Type: Article

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