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Metagenomic Analysis of Silage
Published on: January 13, 2017
The performance of plant essential oils against lactic acid bacteria and adverse microorganisms in silage production
Lijuan Chen1, Xi Li1, Yili Wang1
1College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
Abstract:
Plant essential oils have played an important role in the field of antibiotic alternatives because of their efficient bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity. As plant essential oils are widely used, their activity to improve the quality of plant silage has also been explored. This review expounds on the active ingredients of essential oils, their bacteriostatic and fungistatic activity, and mechanisms, as well as discusses the application of plant essential oils in plant silage fermentation, to provide a reference for the development and application of plant essential oils as silage additives in plant silage fermentation feed.
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