near infrared spectroscopic analysis of undried silages as
grinding methods includ ed: grinding with dry ice in a vita & 3600 plus blender (vita mix corporation, cleveland, oh) and in thawed states in a hobart chopper (the hobart corporation, troy, oh) and a thomas wiley grinder model 4 (arthur h. thomas, co., philadelphia, pa) equipped with a 9.5 mm screen.