Wet fractionation for improved utilization of Alfalfa leaves

Biological Engineering Transactions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-42

  Digman, M F ^a   Runge, T M ^b   Shinners, K J ^b   Hatfield, R D ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Fermentation; Fractionation; Lucerne; Protein; Silage; Wet fractionation

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANAEROBIC STORAGE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; LUCERNE; PRESS FILTRATES; SILAGE; VALUABLE COMPONENT; WET FRACTIONATION;

DEWATERING; FERMENTATION; FRACTIONATION; PROTEINS;

PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

EID: 84878777455     PISSN: 19342799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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