Effect of delayed wrapping on preservation and quality of whole crop barley forage ensiled as large bales

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-151

  Moshtaghi Nia, S A ^a   Wittenberg, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed wrapping; Ensiling characteristics; Large bale; Silage; Whole crop barley

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0347746486     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/a99-047     Document Type: Article

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