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Changes of Nitrogen Compounds During Ensiling of High Protein Herbages – A Review Cover

Changes of Nitrogen Compounds During Ensiling of High Protein Herbages – A Review

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 15 (2015): Issue 2 (April 2015)
By: Maja Fijałkowska,  Barbara Pysera,  Krzysztof Lipiński and  Danuta Strusińska  
Open Access
|Apr 2015

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Language: English
Page range: 289 - 305
Submitted on: Oct 5, 2014
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Accepted on: Dec 9, 2014
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Published on: Apr 23, 2015
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
silage,
legumes,
proteolysis,
crude protein,
nitrogen fractions
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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