Formic acid treated whole crop barley and wheat silages in dairy cow diets: effects of crop maturity, proportion in the diet, and level and type of concentrate supplementation
Three trials in dairy cows were carried out to study the effects of replacing grass silage (GS) with wholecrop silage (WCS) made of barley (BS) or wheat (WS) harvested at dough stage with a dry matter (DM) concentration of 300-450 g kg-1. All silages were ensiled using a formic acid based additive 5...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
2008-12-01
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Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5952 |