Changes in ruminal bacterial community composition following feeding of alfalfa ensiled with a lactic acid bacterial inoculant

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 328-339

  Mohammed, R ^a,b   Stevenson, D M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b   Muck, R E ^a   Weimer, P J ^a  

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

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microbial populations; Milk fat depression; Rumen; Silage inoculant

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PROTEIN INTAKE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PROPIONATES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMEN; SILAGE;

EID: 84055184098     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4492     Document Type: Article

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