Comparison of hay and haylage from permanent alpine meadows in winter dairy cow diets

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 5643-5650

  Borreani, G ^a   Giaccone, D ^a   Mimosi, A ^a   Tabacco, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine environment; Clostridial spore; Hay; Wrapped haylage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 37149036740     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0134     Document Type: Article

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