Nutritive value and aerobic stability of whole crop maize silage harvested at four stages of maturity

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Filya, I ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acid detergent fibre; acid detergent lignin; ADF; ADL; BL; blackline; CP; crude protein; DM; dry matter; early dent; ED; LAB; lactic acid bacteria; milkline; ML; NDF; neutral detergent fibre; OM; organic matters; Silage; water soluble carbohydrates; Whole crop maize; WSC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3342965342     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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