Enzyme, bacterial inoculant, and formic acid effects on silage composition of orchardgrass and alfalfa

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1487-1502

  Nadeau, E M G ^a,c   Buxton, D R ^a   Russell, J R ^a   Allison, M J ^b   Young, J W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Enzymes; Maturity; Silage

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; POLYGALACTURONASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; PEDIOCOCCUS; PH; POACEAE; SILAGE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA; CELLULASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PEDIOCOCCUS; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; POLYGALACTURONASE; SILAGE;

EID: 0034222675     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75021-1     Document Type: Article

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