Nutritive value, fermentation characteristics, and in situ disappearance kinetics of ensiled warm-season legumes and bahiagrass

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2042-2050

  Foster, J L ^a   Carter, J N ^b   Sollenberger, L E ^c   Blount, A R ^b   Myer, R O ^b   Maddox, M K ^b   Phatak, S C ^d   Adesogan, A T ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahiagrass; Forage; Silage; Tropical legume

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; LEGUME; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PASPALUM; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON;

AEROBIOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FABACEAE; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASPALUM; RUMEN; SEASONS;

ARACHIS GLABRATA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAJANUS CAJAN; PASPALUM NOTATUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 79952747584     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3800     Document Type: Article

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