An overview of silage production and utilisation in Ireland (1950-2005)

Silage Production and Utilisation: Proceedings of the XIVth International Silage Conference, a Satellite Workshop of the XXth International Grassland Congress, July 2005, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 19-34

  Mayne, C S ^a   O'Kiely, P ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Feeding value; Forage conservation systems; Grass silage; Silage feeding systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899343941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-553-6     Document Type: Chapter

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