Chemical composition of clamped and baled grass silages harvested in England and Wales and relationships between dry matter content, pH and volatile N

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-172

  Field, M ^a   Wilman, D ^a   Jones, D J C ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033035401     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698006157     Document Type: Article

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