Prediction of silage feeding value from the analysis of the herbage at ensiling and effects of nitrogen fertilizer, date of harvest and additive treatment on grass silage composition

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-368

  Keady, T W J ^a   Mayne, C S ^a,b,c   Fitzpatrick, D A ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ACID DETERGENT LIGNIN; AMMONIA; CELLULOSE; CRUDE PROTEIN; FEED ADDITIVE; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACID; HARVEST; HERBAGE; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PLANT GROWTH; PROPANOL; RYEGRASS; SILAGE;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREDICTION; SILAGE;

EID: 0034130993     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699007674     Document Type: Article

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