Chemical and physical characteristics of corn silages and their effects on in vitro disappearance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4414-4425

  Ferreira, G ^a,b   Mertens, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^c U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn kernels; Corn silage; Minimally fragmented starch; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29144527536     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73128-3     Document Type: Article

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