Causes of variation in fatty acid content and composition in grass and maize silages

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 36-45

  Khan, N A ^a   Cone, J W ^a   Fievez, V ^b   Hendriks, W H ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C18:3; Corn silage; Fatty acid; Grass silage; Linolenic acid; Maize silage

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857240557     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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