Effects of maturing stage of corn hybrids on silage yield, feeding value for dairy cows and milk production in a cold region of Japan

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-516

  Oshita, Tomoko ^a   Takayama, Hideki ^b   Otsuka, Hiroshi ^b   Igarashi, Hiroaki ^b   Nonaka, Kazuhisa ^c   Kume, Shinichi ^d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b Department of General Foods   (Japan)

^c National Livestock Breeding Center   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Effluent loss; Intake; Maturity; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247162227     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.511     Document Type: Article

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