Cellulase and bacterial inoculant effects on cocksfoot and lucerne ensiled at high dry matter levels

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-376

  Nadeau, Elisabet M G ^a   Buxton, Dwayne R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

cellulase; cocksfoot; dry matter; inoculant; lucerne; quality; silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030966738     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199703)73:3<369::AID-JSFA743>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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