Corn silage management I: Effects of hybrid, maturity, and mechanical processing on chemical and physical characteristics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 833-853

  Johnson, L M ^a   Harrison, J H ^a   Davidson, D ^a   Robutti, J L ^b   Swift, M ^c   Mahanna, W C ^d   Shinners, K ^e  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto Nacional de Tecnolog'a Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^c Agro Pacific Industries Inc   (Canada)

^d Pioneer Hi Bred International   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Maturity; Mechanical processing

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036528453     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74143-X     Document Type: Article

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