A new oxygen barrier film reduces aerobic deterioration in farm-scale corn silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4701-4706

  Borreani, G ^a   Tabacco, E ^a   Cavallarin, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic deterioration; Corn silage; Dry matter loss; Oxygen barrier film

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35748966981     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0310     Document Type: Article

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