Preservation of protein in wilted lucerne using formic, sulphuric or trichloroacetic acid

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-11

  Vagnoni, D B ^a   Broderick, G A ^a,b   Muck, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SILO;

EID: 0030909304     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1997.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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