Stability of silage inoculants and methods for improving aerobic stability of silage
AssigneesDanstar Ferment AG, Federal University of Lavras
InventorsRosane Freitas Schwan, Carla Luiza Silva Avila, Jose Cardoso Pinto, Eric Chevaux, Renato Schmidt
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Abstract
There is provided a method for treating silage which includes adding to the silage a silage inoculant including a silage preserving effective amount of Lactobacillus hilgardii. The silage inoculant being effective to prevent or reduce aerobic spoilage.
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A silage inoculant comprising a silage preserving effective amount of Lactobacillus hilgardii, wherein said silage preserving effective amount improves aerobic stability of silage while increasing the amount of dry matter recovered, and wherein aerobic stability refers to the number of hours that the temperature of the silage remained stable before rising more than 2° C. above the ambient temperature.
A method for treating silage, comprising adding to the silage a silage inoculant comprising a silage preserving effective amount of Lactobacillus hilgardii, wherein said silage preserving effective amount improves aerobic stability of silage while increasing the amount of dry matter recovered, and wherein aerobic stability refers to the number of hours that the temperature of the silage remained stable before rising more than 2° C. above the ambient temperature.
A silage comprising a silage preserving effective amount of Lactobacillus hilgardii, wherein said silage preserving effective amount improves aerobic stability of silage while increasing the amount of dry matter recovered, and wherein aerobic stability refers to the number of hours that the temperature of the silage remained stable before rising more than 2° C. above the ambient temperature.
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