Effect of chestnut tannin on fermentation quality, proteolysis, and protein rumen degradability of alfalfa silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4736-4746

  Tabacco, E ^a   Borreani, G ^a   Crovetto, G M ^b   Galassi, G ^b   Colombo, D ^b   Cavallarin, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alfalfa lab scale and bale silage; Chestnut tannin; Rumen protein degradability; Silage proteolysis

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33846289975     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72523-1     Document Type: Article

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