Effects of forage maize type and maturity stage on in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-154

  Cone, John W ^a   Van Gelder, A H ^a   Van Schooten, H A ^a   Groten, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dry down; Harvest date; Maize type; Starch degrability; Stay Green

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; GAS PRODUCTION; MAIZE; STARCH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46249111367     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(08)80033-4     Document Type: Article

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