Patent ID: 7799551

Claim:
A composition for use as a silage inoculant comprising: a biologically pure culture of a ferulate esterase producing bacterial strain, a suitable carrier and a pre-ensiled plant material, wherein the bacterial strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus buchneri , strain LN4017, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6138, Lactobacillus plantarum , strain LP678, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6134, Lactobacillus plantarum , strain LP3710, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6136, Lactobacillus plantarum , strain LP3779, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6137, Lactobacillus plantarum , strain LP7109, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6139, Lactobacillus brevis , strain L81154, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30865, Lactobacillus buchneri , strain LN4888, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30866, Lactobacillus reuteri , strain LR4933, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30867, Lactobacillus crispatus L12127, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30868, Lactobacillus crispatus , strain L12350, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30869, Lactobacillus crispatus , strain L12366, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL 8-30870, and mixtures thereof; and wherein the composition contains from about 10 3 to about 10 10 viable organisms of said bacterial strain per gram of the pre-ensiled plant material.