Evaluation of fermentation qualities and digestibilities of silages made from sorghum and sunflower alone and the mixtures of sorghum-sunflower

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 926-930

  Demirel, Murat ^a   Bolat, Duran ^a   Çelik, Sibel ^a   Bakici, Yunus ^b   Tekeli, Ahmet ^c  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Silage quality; Sorghum; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; ETHER; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; PH; SILAGE; SORGHUM; SUNFLOWER;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 33846945063     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.926.930     Document Type: Article

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