The use of tannins as silage additives: Effects on silage composition and mobile bag disappearance of dry matter and protein

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 243-259

  Salawu, M B ^a,b,c   Acamovic, T ^a   Stewart, C S ^c   Hvelplund, T ^d   Weisbjerg, M R ^d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mimosa tannins; Mobile bags; Myrabolam tannins; Proteolysis; Quebracho tannins; Silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033486362     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00105-4     Document Type: Article

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