Effects of calendar date and summer management on the in situ dry matter and fiber degradation of stockpiled forage from bermudagrass pastures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3158-3169

  Scarbrough, D A ^a   Coblentz, W K ^a   Coffey, K P ^a   Turner, J E ^a   Davis, G V ^b   Kellogg, D W ^a   Hellwig, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Stockpiling

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; RUMEN; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035755485     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79123158x     Document Type: Article

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