Effects of plant species, stage of maturity, and level of formic acid addition on lipolysis, lipid content, and fatty acid composition during ensiling

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 4408-4423

  Koivunen, E ^a,b   Jaakkola, S ^a   Heikkila T ^b   Lampi, A M ^a   Halmemies Beauchet Filleau, A ^a,b   Lee, M R F ^c,d   Winters, A L ^c   Shingfield, K J ^b,c   Vanhatalo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formic acid; Grass; Lipolysis; Polyphenol oxidase; Red clover; Stage of maturity

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIPID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLISM; POACEAE; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FORMATES; LIPIDS; LIPOLYSIS; POACEAE; SILAGE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84959532762     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8813     Document Type: Article

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