Effluent production from grass silages treated with additives and made in large-scale bunker silos

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-218

  Haigh, P M ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT; FERMENTATION; FOOD ADDITIVE; GRASS; MOLASSES; PROCESS MONITORING; SILAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033199187     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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