In situ degradability of corn stover and elephant-grass harvested at four stages of maturity

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 595-603

  E Silva, Luis Felipe Prada ^a   Cassoli, Laerte Dagher ^a   Roma Jr , Luiz Carlos ^a   Rodrigues, Ana Carolina De Oliveira ^a   Machado, Paulo Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Digestibility; Pennisetum purpureum; Rumen; Tropical grass

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57149118932     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162008000600005     Document Type: Article

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