The influence of covering methods on the nutritive value of corn silage for lactating dairy cows

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of covering methods on the nutritive value of corn silage and performance of dairy cows. Whole-plant corn was harvested at 340 g/kg of dry matter (DM) and ensiled for 135 d in horizontal silos covered with one of the following methods: oxygen ba...

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Main Authors: Rafael Camargo do Amaral, Mateus Castilho Santos, João Luiz Pratti Daniel, Adir de Sá Neto, Álvaro Wosniak Bispo, Edward Hernando Cabezas-Garcia, Thiago Fernandes Bernardes, Luiz Gustavo Nussio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000900471&lng=en&tlng=en