The effects of incorporating sugar beet pulp with forage maize at ensiling on silage fermentation and effluent output using drum silos

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 322-335

  Hameleers, A ^a,b   Leach, K A ^a,c   Offer, N W ^a   Roberts, D J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Proyecto Autapo   (Bolivia)

^c SAC Food Systems Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT; ENSILING; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FERMENTATION; MIXTURE; MOLASSES; PH; SILAGE; SUGAR BEET PULP; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033383889     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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