Milk production from silage: comparison of grass, legume and maize silages and their mixtures

The high rates of rumen fermentation, physical breakdown and passage rates from the rumen of legume silages lead to higher intakes than for grass silages of comparable digestibility. Although total tract digestibilities for legume silages and maize silages are often lower than for grass silages, mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richard Dewhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2013-03-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/6673