Effects of dairy slurry on silage fermentation characteristics and nutritive value of alfalfa1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7197-7211

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Muck, R E ^a   Borchardt, M A ^a   Spencer, S K ^a   Jokela, W E ^a   Bertram, M G ^b   Coffey, K P ^c  

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

^b Hancock Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Clostridia; Dairy slurry; Nutritive value; Silage fermentation

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

FERTILIZER; MANURE;

ALFALFA; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FERMENTATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; FERMENTATION; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SILAGE;

EID: 84908337274     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8582     Document Type: Article

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