A shearing technique measuring resistance properties of plant stems

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-237

  Iwaasa, A D ^a,b   Beauchemin, K A ^a,b   Buchanan Smith, J G ^a,b   Acharya, S N ^a,b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa stems; Shearing force; Shearing technique; Warner Bratzler blade

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0039470280     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(95)00859-4     Document Type: Article

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