Chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics of high sugar forage sorghum as an alternative to forage maize for silage making in Tarim Basin, China

The chemical composition, mineral profile and in vitro fermentation characteristics of maize (MZ), high sugar forage sorghum (HS) and forage sorghum (FS), and silages made from each forage type were measured. The MZ and MZ silage (MZS) had higher crude protein, starch and ether extract contents than...

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Main Authors: Su-jiang ZHANG, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Diky Ramdani, Amerjan Osman, Xue-feng GUO, Grant Raymond Edwards, Long Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311914609394
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