Mixed cultures for improved fermentation and aerobic stability of silage

摘要

A silage inoculant, comprising an isolated and purified combination of: * a viable culture of a homofermentive lactic acid bacteria, and * a viable culture of a heterofermentive lactic acid bacteria. The homofermentive lactic acid bacteria is Lactobacillus plantarum and the heterofermentive lactic acid bacteria is Lactobacillus buchneri or Lactobacillus brevis. The ratio of viable cells of the homofermentive lactic acid bacteria to the heterofermentive lactic acid bacteria ranges from about 1: 5 to about 1: 15.