Nutritive value of forage legumes used for grazing and silage

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-187

  Dewhurst, R J ^a   Delaby, L ^b   Moloney, A ^c   Boland, T ^d   Lewis, E ^e  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Animal health; Fertility; Forage legume; Nutrient utilisation; Product composition; Rumen function

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 77957158221     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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