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Original Articles

Short- and long-time effects of multispecies lactic acid bacteria inoculant on fermentation characteristics and aerobic stability of corn silages at different maturities and frost killed corn

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Pages 371-379 | Received 05 Oct 2012, Accepted 07 Oct 2013, Published online: 16 Jan 2014

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