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1990; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 90-361-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 592; Beef; Alfalfa; Corn; Microflora; Silage
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Indigenous Microflora On Alfalfa And Corn, And Population Changes During Ensiling, C. Lin, R.A. Hart, K.K. Bolsen, J.T. Dickerson, J.L. Curtis
Indigenous Microflora On Alfalfa And Corn, And Population Changes During Ensiling, C. Lin, R.A. Hart, K.K. Bolsen, J.T. Dickerson, J.L. Curtis
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Enterobacteriaceae, yeasts, molds, and lactate-using yeasts were examined on four cuttings of alfalfa, each at three maturity stagest and three com hybrids in 1989. In addition, microflora population changes were traced during ensiling for the second and fourth cutting alfalfas and the three com hybrids. Enterobacteriaceae were predominant on alfalfa; yeasts, molds, and Enterobacteriaceae predominated on com. Higher proportions of lactate-using yeast were found on com than alfalfa. Lactic acid bacteria comprised a small (104 to 105 CFU/g) proportion of the total (lot») populations, with streptococci the main indigenous LAB group. Lactobacilli, pediococci, and leuconostoc were …