Quality Changes in Alfalfa Hay during Storage in Bales

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 873-885

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Fritz, J O ^a   Bolsen, K K ^a   Cochran, R C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay; Conventional bales; Laboratory scale bales; Multiple endpoint sampling

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 1542791642     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76436-6     Document Type: Article

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