Rumen degradation characteristics of nutrients in maize silages and evaluation of laboratory measurements and NIRS as predictors

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 73-86

  De Boever, J L ^a   Vanacker, J M ^a   De Brabander, D L ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

In situ; Maize silage; NIRS; Protein evaluation; Rumen degradation

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037174708     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00145-1     Document Type: Article

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