Effects of Cellulase and Brewers' Grains Addition on the Fermentation Quality and Nutritive Value of Barley Straw Silage

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 575-580

  Ridla, M ^a   Uchida, S ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barley Straw; Brewers' Grains; Cellulase; Digestibility; Preserved

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0031320128     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1997.575     Document Type: Article

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