Corn silage management: Effects of hybrid, maturity, inoculation, and mechanical processing on fermentation characteristics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 287-308

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

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pioneer Hi Bred International   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Inoculation; Maturity; Mechanical processing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

ACETIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SILAGE; SOLUBILITY; TIME;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SILAGE; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038659568     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73607-8     Document Type: Article

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