Beta-carotene, mimosine and quality of leucaena silage kept at different duration

• Main Authors: Angthong W., Cheva-Isarakul B., Promma S., Cheva-Isarkul B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35348920058&partnerID=40&md5=df03054dd3f8b7ecf99f9b0f626778b3; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/304
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Leucaena leucocephala leaves (LL) were ensiled by mixing with 20% rice bran and 20% water (fresh LL basis). The material was kept for 21, 51, 81 and 111 days in vacuumed double layer plastic bags, each containing 26 kg. Five bags were randomly taken at each interval for quality evaluation by organol...