Silage is a high quality, nutritionally rich animal feed with high palatability and is usually
produced by the fermentation of beneficial microorganisms, mainly lactic acid bacteria …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a kind of roughage frequently utilized as an animal feed but
challenging to be ensiled due to its low water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC), high water …

Traditionally, starting inoculants have been applied to improve ensiling of forage used for
livestock feed. Here, we aimed to build up a bioinoculant composed of lactic acid-producing …

Epicuticular wax, as secondary metabolites (hydrophobic compounds) covering plant
surface, plays important roles in protecting plants from abiotic and biotic stresses. However …

In this study, the effects of epiphytic microbiota from different forages on the fermentation
characteristics and microbial community structure of forage sorghum silage were …

This experiment aimed to investigate the impact of malic acid (MA) and citric acid (CA) on
the nutritional composition, fermentation quality, rumen degradation rate, and microbial …

The objective of the work is to evaluate the effects of four chemical additives on fermentation
quality, aerobic stability, and in vitro ruminal digestibility of total mixed ration (TMR) silage …

BACKGROUND To investigate the contributions of chemical and microbial diurnal variations
in fermentation characteristics and bacterial community of Napier grass silage, gamma‐ray …

Aims To isolate and enrich lignocellulolytic microbial consortia from yak (Bos grunniens)
rumen and evaluate their effects on the fermentation characteristics and enzymatic …

In order to make good use of Pennisetum grasses to relieve the shortage of animal feed, the
nutrients, silage fermentation quality, and Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System …