Ensiling characteristics, nutrient composition, and in situ ruminal and whole tract degradability of brown midrib and leafy corn silage

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Mustafa, Arif F ^a   Seguin, Philippe ^a   Marois Mainguy, Olivier ^b   Ouellet, Daniel R ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn (Zea mays L.); Ensiling; Forage quality; Nutrient degradability; Rumen; Silage; Whole tract

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; STOMACH JUICE; TIME;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RUMEN; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32144460197     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390500247931     Document Type: Article

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