Ensilage as a means of reducing the concentration of cyanogenic glycosides in the pods of Acacia sieberiana and the effect of additives on silage quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 521-529

  Ngwa, Thomas A ^a   Nsahlai, Ignatius V ^a   Iji, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia sieberiana; Aerobic stability; Cyanogenic glycosides; Ensilage; Livestock; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; SILAGE; TOXICITY; UREA;

ACACIA; ANIMALIA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 1942537760     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1650     Document Type: Article

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