Evaluation of the potential protein-sparing effects of sodium bicarbonate when added to grass silage for growing steers

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-136

  Fellner, V ^a,b   Phillip, L E ^a   Garino, H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grass silage; Nitrogen retention; Sodium bicarbonate; Steers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034418583     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-029     Document Type: Article

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