A T Adesogan  - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611. 
H Auerbach  - International Silage Consultancy, Brachwitz 06193, Germany.
T F Bernardes  - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, 37200-000, Brazil.
K K Bolsen  - Silage Safety Foundation, 6106 Tasajillo Trail, Austin, TX 78739; Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66502.
G Borreani  - Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy.
Y Cai  - Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan.
W K Coblentz  - USDA-Agricultural Research Service, US Dairy Forage Research Center, Marshfield, WI 54449.
J L P Daniel  - Department of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900, Brazil.
D R Davies  - Rothamstead Research, North Wyke, EX20 2SB, United Kingdom.
F Driehuis  - NIZO Food Research, PO Box 20, NL-6710 BA Ede, the Netherlands. 
L F Ferraretto  - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
R J Grant  - William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY 12921.
P Huhtanen  - Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea, S-90183, Sweden.
L Kung Jr  - Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea, S-90183, Sweden.
T A McAllister  - Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark 19716.
R E Muck  - US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI 53706.
E M G Nadeau  - Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 532 23 Skara, Sweden.
N Nishino  - Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
L G Nussio  - Department of Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Piracicaba, 13418-900, Brazil.
M Rinne  - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Animale, FI-31600 Jokioinen, Finland.
R D Shaver  - Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
K H Südekum  - Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
E Tabacco  - Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy.
D Vyas  - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
K Weiß  - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr.42 (Hauptgebäude), 10115 Berlin, Germany.

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