A method of making good quality silage from direct cut alfalfa by spraying previously fermented juice

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 129-137

  Ohshima, Mitsuaki ^a   Kimura, Eiji ^a   Yokota, Hiro Omi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Chemical quality; Fermented alfalfa juice; Lactic acid bacteria; Silage additive

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0042131798     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01111-X     Document Type: Article

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