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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
May. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Michael Rutherford, Des Moines, IA (US);
Mark Alan Hinds, Minburn, IA (US);
Scott Michael Dennis, Urbandale, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 9345 ; 424 933 ; 424 9348 ; 426-2 ; 426 53 ; 4352529 ; 435857 ;
Abstract
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.