Effects of natural and simulated rainfall on indicators of ensilability and nutritive value for wilting alfalfa forages sampled before preservation as silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6635-6653

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Muck, R E ^b  

^a US Dairy Forage Research Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Nutritive value; Rain damage; Silage

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FOOD PRESERVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RAIN; SILAGE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84867747470     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5672     Document Type: Article

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