In situ disappearance of dry matter and fiber from fall-grown cereal-grain forages from the north-central United States

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3992-4005

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Walgenbach, R P ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal grain; Dry matter disappearance; In situ; Neutral detergent fiber disappearance

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; CEREALS; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

AVENA SATIVA; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICOSECALE WITTMACK; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78649671278     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3148     Document Type: Article

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