In vitro degradation characteristics of timothy and red clover at different harvest times

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-29

  Hetta, Mårten ^a   Gustavsson, Anne Maj ^a   Cone, John W ^b   Martinsson, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Degradability; In vitro gas production; Maturation; NDF; NDS; Red clover; Timothy

Indexed keywords

PHLEUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 2442572047     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410024337     Document Type: Article

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