Effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on epiphytic microbial populations and in vitro digestion of silage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 760-768

  Wang, Yuxi ^a   McAllister, Tim ^a   Rode, Lyle ^a   Beauchemin, Karen ^a   Morgavi, Diego ^a   Nsereko, Victor ^b   Iwaasa, Alan ^c   Yang, Wen ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epiphytic microbial populations; Feed enzymes; Reducing sugars; Silage

Indexed keywords

SILAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MICROBIOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037094012     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1103     Document Type: Article

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