The chemical composition and nutritive value of grass silages prepared with no additive or with the application of additives containing either Lactobacillus plantarum or formic acid

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 87-95

  ROOKE, J A ^a   MAYA, F M ^a   ARNOLD, J A ^a   ARMSTRONG, D G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84984474611     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1988.tb02144.x     Document Type: Article

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