The effect of cultivar, wilting and storage period on fermentation and the clostridial community of alfalfa silage

The objective of this study was to gain deeper insights into chemical transformations and the clostridial community dynamics during the ensiling of alfalfa. A factorial experiment was conducted with four alfalfa cultivars [Sanditi (A1), AC Caribou (A2), WL319HQ (A3) and 4030 (A4)] × three wilting du...

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Main Authors: Mingli Zheng, Dongze Niu, Sasa Zuo, Peichun Mao, Lin Meng, Chuncheng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1364984