An overview of silage research in Finland: From ensiling innovation to advances in dairy cow feeding

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-56

  Huhtanen, Pekka ^a   Jaakkola, Seija ^b   Nousiainen, Juha ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c VALIO LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ensiling; Feed evaluation; Grass silage; Milk production; Nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84878688009     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.6632     Document Type: Review

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