Fermentative profiles of field pea (Pisum sativum), faba bean (Vicia faba) and white lupin (Lupinus albus) silages as affected by wilting and inoculation

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 316-323

  Borreani, Giorgio ^a   Chion, Andrea Revello ^a   Colombini, Stefania ^b   Odoardi, Miriam ^b   Paoletti, Renato ^b   Tabacco, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fermentation quality; Grain legume; Lactic acid bacteria; Whole crop silage; Wilting

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LUPINUS ALBUS; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 67349135638     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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