Effects of Adding Urea and Molasses on Napiergrass Silage Quality

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1542-1547

  Yunus, M ^a,b   Ohba, N ^a   Shimojo, M ^a   Furuse, M ^a   Masuda, Y ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Lactic Acid Bacteria; Molasses; Napiergrass; Silage Quality; Urea; Wilting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034357773     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1542     Document Type: Article

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