Effect of maceration at mowing on silage conservation, voluntary intake, digestibility and growth rate of steers fed precision chopped or round bale silages

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-202

  Charmley, E ^a   Savoie, P ^a   McRae, K B ^b   Lu, X ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef; Growth; Maceration; Precision chop; Round bale; Silage

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0033245464     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-084     Document Type: Article

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