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Effect of increased maturity of silage maize at harvest on conservation, dairy cow performance and methane emission

Year: 2012

Type: report

Abstract: Increasing maturity at harvest is evaluated as a cost-free method to increase starch concentration and rumen by-pass starch of maize silage, reducing methane emission. Results showed no effect on cow performance or silage stability, but the calculated effect on methane emission was low with the maize cultivar used.

Source: Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling

Authors: R.L.G. Zom, A. Bannink, R.M.A. Goselink

Institution: Wageningen University & Research

Language: English

Topic: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1539665192

Cites: 23

Cited by: 2

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