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Comparison of Yield, Nutritive Value, and In Vitro Digestibility of Monocrop and Intercropped Corn-Soybean Silages Cut at Two Maturity Stages

Ugur SerbesterÇukurova Üniversitesi, Zootekni Bölümü, Adana, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Murat Reis AkkayaDoğu Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Adana, Turkey
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Celal YucelDoğu Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Adana, Turkey
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Murat GorguluÇukurova Üniversitesi, Zootekni Bölümü, Adana, Turkey
Article: 3636 | Received 27 Aug 2014, Accepted 14 Dec 2014, Published online: 17 Feb 2016

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