Determination of microbial gas production, fermentation kinetics and digestibility of alternative crop silages

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-662

  Akyol, Ismail ^a   Özköse, Emin ^a   Ekinci, Mehmet Sait ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fermentation kinetics; Microbial gas production; Silage digestibility

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CLOVER; CROP; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; GAS; GRASS; KALE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LOTUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEA; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LOTUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ONOBRYCHIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 7044253183     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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