Brown midrib forage sorghum silage for the dairy cow: Nutritive value and comparison with corn silage in the diet

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-277

  Colombini, Stefania ^a   Rapetti, Luca ^a   Colombo, Daniele ^a   Galassi, Gianluca ^a   Crovetto, G Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown midrib sorghum forage; Milk production; Neutral detergent fibre; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78449276456     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e53     Document Type: Article

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