Silage review: Recent advances and future technologies for baled silages

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 4075-4092

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Akins, M S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

aerobic stability; anaerobiosis; baled silage; fermentation; polyethylene silage wrap

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGI; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; SILAGE;

EID: 85045892181     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13708     Document Type: Review

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