The effect of treating whole-plant barley with Lactobacillus buchneri 40788 on silage fermentation, aerobic stability, and nutritive value for dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1793-1800

  Taylor, C C ^a   Ranjit, N J ^a   Mills, J A ^a   Neylon, J M ^a   Kung Jr , L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic stability; Lactobacillus buchneri; Silage

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SILO;

ACETIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BARLEY; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; LACTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE;

ACETIC ACID; AEROBIOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HORDEUM; LACTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SILAGE;

EID: 0036654979     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74253-7     Document Type: Article

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