Effects of mixing sainfoin with alfalfa on ensiling, ruminal fermentation and total tract digestion of silage

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 296-314

  Wang, Y ^a   Barbieri, L R ^a   Berg, B P ^b   McAllister, T A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Condensed tannins; Digestibility; Sainfoin; Silage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; ONOBRYCHIS;

EID: 34247613908     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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