Annual ryegrass stored as balage, haylage, or hay for lactating dairy cows

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-300

  McCormick, M E ^a   Cuomo, G J ^b   Blouin, D C ^c  

^a Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE; SILO;

EID: 0031657879     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1998.0293     Document Type: Article

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