Dry matter losses of grass, lucerne and maize silages in bunker silos

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-150

  Köhler, Brigitte ^a   Diepolder, Michael ^b   Ostertag, Johannes ^a   Thurner, Stefan ^a   Spiekers, Hubert ^a  

^a Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture   (Germany)

^b Institute for Agricultural Ecology Organic Farming and Soil Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Farm scale; Feed management; Fodder mixer wagon; Silage management; Total in vs; Total out

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878736207     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.6715     Document Type: Article

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