Ensiling of whole crop wheat with cellulase-hemicellulase based enzymes 3. Comparing effects of urea or enzyme treatment on forage composition and stability

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 51-61

  Adogla Bessa, T ^a   Owen, E ^a   Adesogan, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic stability; Chemical composition; In vitro digestibility; Whole crop wheat

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; ENZYMIC TREATMENT; HEMICELLULASE;

EID: 0033571646     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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