The chemical composition, digestibility and energy value of fermented and urea-treated whole crop wheat harvested at three stages of maturity

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-75

  Adesogan, A T ^a,b,c   Owen, E ^a   Givens, D I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Feed Eval and Nutritional Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLIZABLE ENERGY CONTENT; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

EID: 0031863894     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1998.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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