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US 4,981,705 AGranted
Bacterial treatment to preserve silage
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorNancy J. Tomes
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Abstract
Silage is preserved by treating it with a small but silage preserving effective amount of the microorganism Propionibacterium jensenii or the genetic equivalents thereof.
Claims8
A method of preserving silage, said method comprising:
- treating silage with a small but silage preserving effective amount of Propionibacterium jensenii bacterium selected from the group consisting of P-9, ATCC No. 53961, and P-Fargo, ATCC No. 53962, or the genetic equivalent thereof.
A silage preservative which comprises in combination:
- a small but silage preserving effective amount of the microorganisms P. jensenii selected from the strains of P-9, ATCC No. 53961, and P-Fargo, ATCC No. 53962, or the genetic equivalent thereof, in combination with a small but silage preserving effective amount of Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 53187 organisms or the genetic equivalent thereof together with a suitable culture carrier.
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