Effects of restriction of silage fermentation with formic acid on milk production

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 200-218

  Jaakkola, Seija ^a   Rinne, Marketta ^a,b   Heikkilä, Terttu ^a,b   Toivonen, Vesa ^a,b   Huhtanen, Pekka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Fermentation; Formic acid; Grass silage; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 33845355930     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960606779216290     Document Type: Article

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