Sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and sodium nitrite as silage additives

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2659-2667

  Knický, Martin ^a   Spörndly, Rolf ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerobic stability; Clostridia; Losses; Silage fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 70449338777     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3771     Document Type: Article

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