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AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsSCOTT MICHAEL DENNIS, JOHN C IIAMS, WILLIAM C MAHANNA, BRENDA SMILEY
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A method for treating silage to enhance the aerobic stability by increasing the fermentation and stabilization of silage is disclosed. The method comprises treating silage or feed with a composition comprising one or more of a Lactobacillus brevis (Levilactobacillus brevis) strain LB7148, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67991 and Lactobacillus buchneri (Lentilactobacillus buchneri) strain LN7149, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67992, including mixtures or mutant(s) thereof which retain their silage preservative activity and/or or the anti-Acetobacter spp. components produced by LB7148 and LN7149, respectively. The strains of Lactobacillus buchneri (Lentilactobacillus buchneri) and Lactobacillus brevis (Levilactobacillus brevis) disclosed herein have been purified, isolated, and when applied to pre-ensiled plant material found to inhibit the growth of Acetobacter spp. and to improve aerobic stability of silage.
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A method for treating a pre-ensiled plant material, the method comprising adding to the pre-ensiled plant material a first bacterial strain and a suitable carrier, wherein the first bacterial strain is any one of or a combination of Lactobacillus brevis (Levilactobacillus brevis) strain LB7148, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67991 and Lactobacillus buchneri (Lentilactobacillus buchneri) strain LN7149, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67992.
A method of improving meat and milk performance in an animal, the method comprising feeding the animal silage, wherein the silage comprises a pre-ensiled plant material treated with an inoculant comprising a first bacterial strain and a suitable carrier, wherein the first bacterial strain is any one of or a combination of Lactobacillus brevis (Levilactobacillus brevis) strain LB7148, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67991 and Lactobacillus buchneri (Lentilactobacillus buchneri) strain LN7149, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-67992.
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