Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Heidi Nebel
  • Lactorbacillus buchneri compositions for improving aerobic stability of silage
    Patent number: 6337068
    Abstract: A method for treating silage to enhance aerobic stability by inhibiting growth of microorganisms selected from yeasts, molds and spore-forming bacteria is disclosed. The method comprises treating silage or feed with a composition comprising Lactobacillus buchneri, LN 3957, or the antimicrobial components produced thereby. According to the invention, a strain of Lactobacillus has been purified and isolated which is nontoxic, safe and which improves aerobic stability of silage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol A. Hendrick, Barbara G. Ruser, Cora R. Wortman, Scott M. Dennis