11G22
Pasture silage
Improves the fermentation and aerobic stability of pasture and cereal silage
11G22 contains a unique blend of proprietary strains of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus buchneri, specifically formulated to enhance fermentation in pasture and whole plant cereal silage.
Lactobacillus buchneri is a novel lactic acid bacterium which can substantially decrease the growth of mould and yeast species responsible for silage spoilage. This reduces heating in the bunker and minimised aerobic losses from the pit face when feeding out.
- Improves dry matter recovery by up to six per cent when compared to an untreated control.
- Improves aerobic stability at feedout time by nearly three days when compared with an uninoculated control.
- Gives an extra 8.4 kg of beef liveweight gain per wet tonne of pasture silage ensiled.
[Figure 1: aerobic stability of grass silage treated with Pioneer® inoculant 11G22. Forage was ensiled for 50 days and aerobic stability determined as the number of hours silage remained cool when exposed to air (26 locations tested from 2000 to 2002).]
[Figure 2: Total dry matter loss of grass silage treated with Pioneer® inoculant 11G22 inoculant (19 trials conducted between 2000 and 2002).]