Yeast containing silage inoculants for the enhancement of silage digestion and fermentation in the rumen
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsFREDRIC OWENS, BRENDA SMILEY
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Abstract
The invention relates to compositions for use as silage inoculants comprising a yeast strain, one or more bacterial stains, and a suitable carrier. The invention also relates to methods of improving livestock animal silage and meat and milk performance of a livestock animal.
Claims24
A composition for use as a silage inoculant comprising:
- a yeast strain, one or more bacterial strains, and a suitable carrier.
A method for treating pre-ensiled plant material, the method comprising adding thereto:
- a yeast strain, one or more bacterial stains, and a suitable carrier.
A method of improving meat and milk performance in a livestock animal, the method comprising feeding the livestock animal silage treated with an inoculant comprising:
- pre-ensiled plant material, a yeast strain, one or more bacterial stains, and a suitable carrier.
A substantially purified strain of yeast selected from the group consisting of:
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YE206, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL Y-50734;
- S. cerevisiae strain YE1241, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL Y-50735;
- or S. cerevisiae strain YE1496, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL Y-50736.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.