LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI, NCIMB 40788 USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL FEED AND SILAGE TO PREVENT SPOILAGE BY YEASTS, MOULDS AND SPORE FORMING BACTERIA

摘要

The subject invention pertains to methods for treating silage which comprises adding to the silage a microorganism having the characteristic of Lactobacillus buchneri, NCIMB 40788, to produce a secondary metabolite as well as fatty acids normally produced in fermentation, and further comprising maintaining the silage closed for a period sufficient for the secondary metabolite to accumulate. This secondary metabolite has the ability to inhibit the growth of spoilage organisms including yeasts, molds and spore-forming bacteria.