Prediction of the digestibility of the primary growth of grass silages harvested at different stages of maturity from chemical composition and pepsin-cellulase solubility

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 97-111

  Nousiainen, J ^a   Rinne, M ^b   Hellamaki M ^a   Huhtanen, P ^b  

^a VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

D value; Digestibility; Grass silage; In vitro; In vivo; Pepsin cellulase

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

EID: 0037473986     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00283-3     Document Type: Article

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