The effects of formic acid or formic acid plus molasses additives on the fermentation quality and DM and ADF degradabilities of grass silage

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 425-431

  Baytok, Erol ^a   Muruz, Habip ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Degradability; Formic acid; Grass silage; Molasses; Silage fermentation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; MOLASSES;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FISTULA; FOOD COMPOSITION; GRASS; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NONHUMAN; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; FISTULA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 0037797427     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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