BACTERIAL TREATMENT FOR SILAGE

摘要

Silage is preserved by treatment with a small but silage preserving effective amount of an inoculant comprising: a) the microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum 286, or the genetic equivalent thereof; b) the microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum 287, or the genetic equivalent thereof; c) the microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum 346, or the genetic equivalent thereof; d) the microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum 347, or the genetic equivalent thereof; e) the microorganism Lactobacillus plantarum 329, or the genetic equivalent thereof; f) the microorganism Enterococcus faecium 202, or the genetic equivalent thereof; and g) the microorganism Enterococcus Faecium 301, or the genetic equivalent thereof. The present inoculant is particularly effective in improving the aerobic stability as well as the rate and extent of digestibility of whole plant corn silage. The present inoculant is also effective in improving animal milk and meat performance when animals are fed inoculated silage.