Development of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and electronic nose (EN) techniques to analyse the conservation quality of farm silages

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Masoero, Giorgio ^a   Sala, Giacomo ^a   Peiretti, Pier Giorgio ^b  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electronic nose; Fermentation characteristics; Near infrared spectroscopy; Silage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847411449     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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