Forage Quality, Evaluation, and Utilization

by Michael Collins, David R. Mertens (Editor), Lowell E. Moser (Editor)

This book provides a historical foundation as well as a review of the state-of-the-art developments in forage science. Twenty-five years of progress in forage quality, evaluation, and utilization are detailed along with the latest developments from this field. New directions for future research and development are explored.

The contents of the book focus around six major sections:
Overview of forage science
Identification and quantitative measurement of forage quality components
Intake as a critical element of forage quality
The role of digestion and metabolism in determining forage quality
Integrating concepts affecting changes in forage quality
Improving forage quality and evaluation

998 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

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(6)Irish Novelist

Michael Collins was born in 1964. He was educated in Belfast, Dublin and Chicago. His short stories have been awarded the Hennessy/Sunday Tribune Award in Ireland and the Pushcart Prize in America.