Effects of stage of maturity on ensiling characteristics and ruminal nutrient degradability of oat silage

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-358

  Mustafa, A F ^a   Seguin, P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avena sativa L.; Forage nutritive value; Maturity; Oat silage; Silage making

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COW; ENSILING; FERMENTATION; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; OAT; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; AVENA SATIVA;

EID: 0242539882     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039420310001607707     Document Type: Article

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