Effects of mechanical forage treatment and surfactants on fermentation of grass silage

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 197-205

  Pauly, Thomas M ^a   Lingvall, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chopping; Clostridium spp.; Forage wagon; Harvesting machine; Precision chop; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM;

EID: 0033474370     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099423944     Document Type: Article

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