The effect of different moisture contents at ensiling on silo degradation and digestibility of structural carbohydrates of orchardgrass

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 127-133

  Yahaya, M S ^a   Kawai, M ^b   Takahashi, J ^b   Matsuoka, S ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Ensiling; Orchardgrass; Structural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; SILO;

EID: 0037174710     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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