Effects of urea and aqueous ammonia treatment on the nutritive value of triticale straw

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-72

  Yalchi, Taher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aqueous ammonia; Nutritive value; Triticale straw; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MATTER; UREA;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STORAGE; STRAW; TRITICALE;

TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 76649097648     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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