title: Gnotobiotic Silage.
abstract: Selected strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from grass silage were found to flourish when inoculated into irradiation-sterilized forage under gnotobiotic conditions. The acid content and pH of these silages resembled naturally fermented silage. Inoculation of gnotobiotic silage with Clostridium sporogenes and C. tyrobutyricum failed to cause any noticeable deterioration of silage quality.
authors.affiliation: American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Division, Princeton, New Jersey.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Huhtanen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pensack