Improving corn silage quality in the top layer of farm bunker silos through the use of a next-generation barrier film with high impermeability to oxygen

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2415-2426

  Borreani, G ^a   Tabacco, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic deterioration; Corn silage; Dry matter loss; Oxygen barrier film

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; STARCH;

ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; MAIZE; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILAGE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIAL LOAD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD QUALITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LINEAR MODELS; OXYGEN; POLYVINYLS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84896392498     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7632     Document Type: Article

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