Use of fresh cheese whey as an additive for Lucerne silages: Effects on chemical composition, conservation quality and ruminal degradation of cell walls

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 160-164

  Repetto, J L ^a   Echarri, V ^a   Aguerre, M ^a   Cajarville, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Cheese whey; Fibre; Rumen degradability

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 80955142663     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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