A Comparision of Methods to Determine Dry Matter in Silages

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 558-562

  Petit, Helene V ^a   Lafreniere, C ^a   Veira, D M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Karl Fisher titration; Moisture; Silage

Indexed keywords

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0347076328     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75970-8     Document Type: Article

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