Effects of hybrid type, stage of maturity, and fermentation length on whole plant corn silage quality

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-336

  Bal, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Digestibility; Hybrid; Stage of maturity

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746766275     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13000128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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