Effect of molasses and corn as silage additives on the characteristics of mott dwarf elephant grass silage at different fermentation periods

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Bilal, M Qamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Corn; Fermentation period; Lactic acid; molasses; Mott dwarf elephant grass; pH; Silage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62349132524     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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