Inoculant effects on alfalfa silage: In vitro gas and volatile fatty acid production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5115-5125

  Muck, R E ^a   Filya, I ^b   Contreras Govea, F E ^c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; In vitro fermentation; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 41349103518     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-878     Document Type: Article

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