The effect of mechanical forage treatments on the growth of Clostridium tyrobutyricum and Listeria monocytogenes in grass silage

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 127-139

  Pauly, T M ^a   Hansson, Ingrid B ^a   Tham, W A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clostridium tyrobutyricum; Grass silage; Heterogeneity; Homogeneity; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0033620424     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00267-3     Document Type: Article

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