Silage additives this spring

With spring on the horizon, now is a good time to be thinking about silage additives for grass! Bartholomews work closely with Pioneer and can offer the following solutions.

Pioneer 1188 contains four strains of Lactobacillus Plantarum and two stains of Enterococcus Faecium which work across a range of PH from 7 to 3.8

These two bacteria are Homofermenters which produce Lactic acid for a stable fermentation, as opposed to natural occurring Hetrofermenting bacteria which can produce Acetic, Lactic, Co2, and H2o. These bacteria can work on different sugars, sucrose, fructose etc and multiply rapidly which helps reduce Protein breakdown and Clostridia. Homofermenters also use less sugar to produce lactic acid.

In trials Pioneer 1188 has shown reduced dry matter losses with more effective fermentation through lactic acid production, less effluent by reducing prolonged respiration (heat, Co2, water), increase in digestibility by using less sugar in the fermentation, reduction in ammonia by dominating the fermentation through slowing clostridia activity, and less shrinkage by quickly achieving a stable PH.

Pioneer 11G22 contains Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium with the addition of Lactobacillus Buchneri for improved stability at feed out for silages of higher dry matter, or prone to heating and spoilage. In addition to all of the benefits of 1188 the 11G22 inoculant will inhibit the development of yeast and lactic acid utilising bacteria.

Trials have shown 11G22 has seen grass silage still cool 6 days after exposure.

For prices please contact Richard Aspinall (South West) 07825723702 or Chris Freeman (South East) 07767007067.