Effects of manipulating the protein content of white clover on silage quality

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 319-331

  Winters, Ana L ^a,b   Minchin, Frank R ^a   Davies, Zoe ^a   Kingston Smith, Alison H ^a   Theodorou, Michael K ^a   Griffith, Gareth W ^a   Merry, Roger J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UWA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Protein content; Protein degradation; Silage quality; White clover silage

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 4444242304     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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