Productivity, chemical composition and ruminal degradability of irrigated Napier grass leaves harvested at three stages of maturity
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Cell wall chemical characteristics of whole‐crop cereal silages harvested at three maturity stages
BACKGROUND In cooler climates such as found in Scandinavian countries cereals are important feedstuffs for ruminants often ensiled as whole-crop cereal silages (WCCS) to preserve nutrients. Animal performance varies with the type of cereal forage and stage of cereal development being ensiled. Cell wall isolation and analysis was undertaken to determine differences among cereal silages harvested...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Animal Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2221-4062,0375-1589
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v46i4.8