The use of bacterial inoculants for grass silage: Their effects on nutrient composition and fermentation parameters in grass silages

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-91

  Jalč, Dušan ^a   Laukova A ^a   Simonova M ^a   Varadyova Z ^a   Homolka, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacterial inoculants; Orchard grass; Quality; Silage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 62249143608     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1665-cjas     Document Type: Article

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