Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

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William Michael Rutherford

Brenda Smiley

Victor Nsereko

Annette Spielbauer

Scott Michael Dennis

Elizabeth Harman

Kimberly J Forrester

Herman W Schlameus

Donald J Mangold

William W Harlowe, Jr

Barbara G Ruser

Joseph R Lebeda

Mark Alan Hinds

Douglas M Haefele

Hanna A Hill

Sandra J Croak-Brossman

Elizabeth K Harman

Doug M Haefele

Russell Kuo-fu Chan

Jack E Allen

A method for treating silage to enhance the aerobic stability by increasing the fermentation and stabilization of silage by inhibiting growth of microorganisms selected from yeasts, molds and spore-forming bacteria and permitting earlier aerobic 5 exposure is disclosed. The method comprises treating silage or feed with a composition comprisingstrain LN7125, orstrain LB5328, orstrain LB7123, and mixtures or a mutant thereof which retains the silage preservative activity of LN7125, LB5328, or LB7123, or the antimicrobial components produced thereby. The strains of10anddisclosed in the invention have been purified and isolated and have been found to improve aerobic stability of silage allowing earlier aerobic exposure post ensiling than is presently practiced.

Rapid acting lactobacillus strains and their use to improve aerobic stability of silage

Novel strains of yeast and methods for improved ethanol production utilizing the yeast strains are disclosed. In particular, the novel yeast strainsYE1358 and YE1615 provide for increased fermentation temperature tolerance, as well as tolerance to increased levels of glucose and ethanol, and thereby provide increased ethanol production as compared to ethanol industry standard strains of. The novel yeast strains also generate decreased residual glucose than the ethanol industry standard yeasts.

Yeast strains for improved ethanol production

Ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains or functional mutants thereof and methods of using ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains as forage additives are disclosed.

Ferulate esterase-producing bacterial strain for enhancing plant fiber digestion in an animal

Compositions of ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains or functional mutants thereof and methods of using ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains as silage inoculants for the enhancement of biogas production are disclosed. Ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains of, including, or functional mutants thereof are used as silage inoculants to improve the degradation of plant biomass for enhanced production of biogas.

Ferulate esterase producing strains for the enhancement of biogas production

Ferulate esterase-producing bacterial strain for treating pre-ensiled plant material

Ferulate esterase producing strains and methods of using same

Methods and compositions for treatment of animal feed or silage by treatment with a mixed culture of heterofermentive lactic acid bacteria and homofermentive lactic acid bacteria of the proper ratio. Bacterial strains for such treatment are also provided.

Mixed cultures for improved fermentation and aerobic stability of silage

The present invention provides methods for rapidly determining the proportion of live, dead and stressed cells in a given microbial culture. The measurement of stressed cells is used as a quantitative indicator of the relative health of the population and the population's ability to withstand long term stress. The present methods comprise the steps of

Methods of assessing viability of microbial cultures

Silage is preserved by treatment with a small, but silage preserving effective amount of a seven strain inoculant, in which five of the strains are members of the Lactobacillus plantarum taxon and the remaining two strains are members of the Enterococcus faecium taxon. This seven strain inoculant is particularly effective in improving the aerobic stability as well as the rate and extent of digestibility of whole plant corn silage. It is also effective in improving animal milk and meat performance when animals are fed inoculated silage.

Bacterial treatment for silage

Growth and well being promotion of domesticated meat-producing animals is accomplished by administering to the animal in conjunction with its normal feed ration, direct-fed microbial consortium of bacteria consisting essentially of Streptococcus faecium 301, Lactobacillus plantarum 211, Lactobacillus plantarum S80, and Lactobacillus casei 322 or the genetic equivalents thereof.

4 strain direct-fed microbial

A process for preparing fatty acid microspheres of microorganisms by rotary disc processing is disclosed. The process is designed to minimize heat risk to the microorganisms during production. Microsphere particles of fatty acid matrix containing microorganisms, preferably stearic acid encapsulated Enterococcus faecium, are also provided.

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Des Moines, IA, United States of America

William Michael Rutherford