David R. Davies

TL;DR: It is indicated that there may have been at least four independent losses of the flagellum in the kingdom Fungi, and the enigmatic microsporidia seem to be derived from an endoparasitic chytrid ancestor similar to Rozella allomycis, on the earliest diverging branch of the fungal phylogenetic tree.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the potential of using perennial ryegrass with a high concentration of watersoluble carbohydrate (WSC) to increase the efficiency of milk production.

TL;DR: The paper gives examples of situations in which particular factors have significant effects on microbialprotein synthesis, but moves on to discuss the development of new less-invasive approaches for estimating microbial protein synthesis.

TL;DR: This review describes the life-cycles and physiology of anaerobic fungi, details their interactions with other rumen micro-organisms and assesses their contribution to the digestion of plant material in herbivores.

TL;DR: Under good ensiling conditions, the use of inoculants can improve fermentation characteristics and increase the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase content of silages, but when the herbage has low concentrations of water-soluble carbohydrates, even in inoculated herbages, lactic acid bacteria may follow a heterofermentative pathway instead of a homofermentatives pathway, which can result in a decrease in silage quality and a reduction in intact rib