Evaluation of the chemical composition and the particle size of maize silages produced in north-west of Portugal

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 173-183

  Fonseca, A J M ^a   Cabrita, A R J ^b   Lage, A M ^a   Gomes, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Lab Analise de Alimentos AGROS UP   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Maize silage; Particle size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034611365     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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