Effects of spontaneous heating on fiber composition, fiber digestibility, and in situ disappearance kinetics of neutral detergent fiber for alfalfa-orchardgrass hays

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2875-2895

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Hoffman, P C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disappearance kinetics; Fiber composition; Hay; Neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 67649185632     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1921     Document Type: Article

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