The aerobic stability of silage: Key findings and recent developments

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-19

  Wilkinson, J M ^a   Davies, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Silage Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additives; Aerobic stability; Composition; Losses; Microbiology; Silage

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; HARVESTING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SILAGE; SILO; SPORE; SUBSTRATE; TOXIN; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84873249645     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00891.x     Document Type: Review

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