Performance of Dairy Cows Fed High Moisture Corn or Rehydrated Corn Grain Silages with the Addition of Sodium Benzoate

Viviane Carnaval Gritti, William Pereira dos Santos, Gustavo Gonçalves de Souza Salvati, Larissa Maniero Nazato, Késia da Silva Oliveira, Greiciele Morais, Gabriel de Assis Reis, Jessica Mariane Silveira, Bruno Augusto Valverde Arthur, Pedro Augusto Ribeiro Salvo, Antonio Pereira de Barros Neto, Álvaro Bernardo Silva Neto, Annelise Aila Gomes Lobo and Luiz Gustavo Nussio. Performance of Dairy Cows Fed High Moisture Corn or Rehydrated Corn Grain Silages with the Addition of Sodium Benzoate. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A 16 (2026) 36-43, doi: 10.17265/2161-6256/2026.01.005

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