title: Enzyme assisted ensiling of alfalfa with enzymes by solid substrate fermentation.
abstract: A crude enzyme preparation, obtained by solid substrate fermentation (SSF) with a Gliocladium spp. and added at the 5% level to wilted or non-wilted alfalfa, improved the fermentation characteristics and stability of alfalfa silages as effectively as commercial preparations, Novo-Nordisk Celluclast 1.5 L and Viscozyme 120 L, applied at the 0.025% level. The effective dose of the crude enzyme costs about one-fourth of the cost of the commercial enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Nutrition, Pannon University of Agricultural Sciences, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szakács
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cenkvári
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sipocz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urbánszki
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tengerdy
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D020462:Gliocladium / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D012820:Silage / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D019344:Lactic Acid