Contribution of storage and structural polysaccharides to the fermentation process and nutritive value of lucerne ensiled alone or mixed with cereal grains

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 159-173

  Jaurena, G ^a,c   Pichard, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Cereals grains; Hemicellulose; Polysaccharide utilisation; Silage; Starch

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL FOOD; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY LENGTH; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; ENSILING; FERMENTATION KINETICS; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAS PRODUCTION; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SILAGE;

EID: 0035880945     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00257-7     Document Type: Article

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