Silage Fermentation
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 49009
Special Issue Editor
Interests: silage fermentation; woody forage; microbial community; metabonomics; silage additives; lactic acid bacteria; plant extracts; bioactive substances; rumen fermentation
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Dear Colleagues,
Silage is traditionally and globally used as an important feed source for ruminants. Currently, forage resources are always insufficient. Developing forage resources such as residues from agriculture, industry, forestry, and preserving them as silage might alleviate the shortage of forage resources and promote the sustainable development of animal husbandry.
The fermentation of silage is a complex process. A deeper insight into the ensiling process is vital to understanding silage fermentation. Studies on chemical, microbial changes are also very helpful to obtain high-quality silage.
Silage additives are commonly applied to improve the quality of silage. However, there are still a lot of problems that need to be resolved. New additives such as functional microorganisms and chemicals might be developed to reduce nutrition loss, protein degradation, harmful substances, and improve digestibility and animal performance.
The goal of this Special Issue is to publish review and research papers related to silage resources, development of silage additives, and chemical, microbial changes of the fermentation process.
Prof. Dr. Qing Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Microbial community
- Forage resource
- Silage fermentation
- Metabonomics
- Silage additives
- Lactic acid bacteria
- Bioactive substances
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