PhD
Thesis
The development of a novel antifungal silage inoculant
Tom Rees, Cranfield University, 1997
In collaboration with Ecosyl Products Ltd (formerly Zeneca Bioproducts).
This thesis is the result of a three-year research project which attempted to isolate a strain of lactic acid bacteria with the capacity to minimize the aerobic spoilage of silage. For a quick overview, take a look at the abstract. For a more lengthy overview, see the review. The full contents list is at the foot of the page. Because this document is so large, with so many embedded graphics, I've converted it to Acrobat (.PDF) format. To view Acrobat files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free, and if you don't have it, it's well worth your while getting it!).
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| 206k | 168k | Introduction and review. |
| 44k | Materials |
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| 99k | Methods | |
| 143k | 48k | Use of high dry matter silage in England and Wales - a survey of dairy farmers |
| 74k | Selection of lactic acid bacteria strains with antifungal capabilities | |
| 55k | Characterisation of lactic acid bacteria with antifungal properties: physiological studies and the interaction with yeast | |
| 88k | Analysis of antifungal product from lactic acid bacteria: characterisation and attempted purification | |
| 273k | The use of antifungal lactic acid bacteria in laboratory scale silos | |
| 56k | Attempted creation, by mutagenesis, of a constitutive producer of acetate | |
| 31k | Discussion and future prospects | |
| 65k | References |
This page was last updated on Monday, 21 July 2003 21:51.
This is the PhD thesis of Tom Rees, submitted to Cranfield University. Some of the things it's about include silage, aerobic spoilage, aerobic deterioration, silage inoculants, espcially ecosyl, High Dry matter Silage and big bale silage. It also discusses bacteriology, including my favorite bugs saccharomyces exiguus and lactobacillus plantarum, lactic acid bacteria in general including their antifungal activity, and mutagenesis thereof. It's purpose was to investigate cattle feed, fodder, cow nutrition etc. Silage fermentation, yes, that's it, mould growth and mouldy silage too. Minimizing effluent was important as I recall.
