Ensiling Effects on the Ethanol Fractionation of Forages Using Gas Production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 888-895

  Doane, P H ^a   Pell, A N ^a   Schofield, P ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Forage; Gas; In Vitro; Silage

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DETERGENT;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GAS; POACEAE; SILAGE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEW ENGLAND; POACEAE; SILAGE;

EID: 0032013717     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.763888x     Document Type: Article

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