Cultivar and age of regrowth effects on physical, chemical and in sacco degradation kinetics of vegetative perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 155, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 172-185

  Sun, X Z ^a   Waghorn, G C ^b   Clark, H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Degradation kinetics; Forage physical property; Forage quality; Perennial ryegrass; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 74449087842     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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