Ensiling is a microbial-driven process used to preserve fresh forage in bio-refinery and
animal production. The biochemical changes that ensue during ensiling have aided the …

Beneficial microorganisms maintain the ecosystems, plants, animals and humans working in
healthy conditions. In nature, around 95% of all microorganisms produce beneficial effects …

The herbicide glyphosate interferes with the shikimate pathway in plants and in major
groups of microorganisms impeding the production of aromatic amino acids. Glyphosate …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play pivotal roles in the preservation and fermentation of forage
crops in spontaneous or inoculated silages. Highlights of silage LAB over the past decades …

Advances in micro‐organism identification techniques have resulted in increased
knowledge of the diversity of prokaryotes and eukaryotes in silage. Such knowledge has …

Ensiled forage, particularly corn silage, is an important component of dairy cow diets
worldwide. Forages can be contaminated with several mycotoxins in the field pre-harvest …

In the present study, the dry matter, crude ash, crude protein, ether extract, and energy,
macro-(Na, K, Ca, Mg, P), micro-(Zn, Cu, Fe) minerals, heavy metals (Pb, Cd), vitamin C, A …

Silage is one of the main ingredients in dairy cattle diets and it is an important source of
nutrients, particularly energy and digestible fiber. Unlike properly made and managed …

Organic acids continue to receive considerable attention as feed additives for animal
production. Most of the emphasis to date has focused on food safety aspects, particularly on …

Mycotoxins are low-molecular weight compounds produced mainly by fungi, with Fusarium
and Aspergillus origin. Secondary, metabolites, are mostly found on plants. However, the …