Effect of maturity on degradation kinetics of sod-seeded cereal grain forage grown in Northern Arkansas

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2499-2511

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Coffey, K P ^a   Turner, J E ^a   Scarbrough, D A ^a   Weyers, J S ^a   Harrison, K F ^b   Johnson, Z B ^a   Daniels, L B ^a   Rosenkrans Jr , C F ^a   Kellogg, D W ^a   Hubbell III, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Livestock and Forest Res Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal grain forages; Degradation kinetics; Growth stage; Neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATTLE; CEREAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MALE; OAT; POACEAE; RYE; SEASON; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ARKANSAS; AVENA SATIVA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATTLE; CEREALS; KINETICS; MALE; POACEAE; SEASONS; SECALE CEREALE; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0034331599     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75142-3     Document Type: Article

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