Effects of isolated and commercial lactic acid bacteria on the silage quality, digestibility, voluntary intake and ruminal fluid characteristics

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-389

  Ando, Sada ^a   Ishida, M ^a,b   Oshio, S ^a,c   Tanaka, O ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c Department of Livestock and Grassland Science   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Guinea Grass; Lactic acid Bacteria; Silage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PANICUM MAXIMUM;

EID: 33645754217     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.386     Document Type: Article

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