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As producers face increasing economic pressures, the drive to improve the efficiency of production has never been greater.

For many dairy and beef producers, this includes getting the best possible return from forage. Forage is an essential element of most ruminant diets, and yet, it is so often an undervalued feed.

Since the cost of making poor forage is much the same as making good forage, it is not surprising that many producers are seeking to improve forage quality and thereby reduce the overall costs of production.

That is why ADM Alliance Nutrition works closely with international forage specialists, ECOSYL Products Inc., to provide the most proven inoculant in the world - ECOSYL®*. 

ECOSYL is the only bacterial inoculant in the U.S. to have fermentation claims recognized by the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

The Logic of Inoculation and ECOSYL

► What Occurs During Ensiling The production of silage is a pickling or fermentation process. This process takes place in the absence of air and is carried out by bacteria that convert crop sugars to lactic acid. This acid production lowers the crop pH value from about 6.5 to approximately 4.0 in a good fermentation. A good fermentation is desirable to minimize breakdown of proteins to ammonia and to ensure the silage is palatable and will have good animal production characteristics. (also see Bacterial Inoculants can Improve the Quality of Silages & Forage Quality and is Effect on Profitability)

►How Silage pH Value is Lowered The pH value is lowered most rapidly by the production of lactic acid–the strongest acid produced in silage. The bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum is one of the most efficient producers of lactic acid. When silage is not inoculated, undesirable fermentation can occur, resulting in the production of acids such as acetic and butyric acids (‘volatile fatty acids’), inefficient use of crop sugars, and an adverse affect on silage palatability and animal production. The active ingredient, bacterium, in ECOSYL is 100% Lactobacillus plantarum.

►The Logic of ECOSYL The logic of ECOSYL is to dominate the silage fermentation with the highly efficient, specially selected Lactobacillus plantarum strain MTD/1 NCIMB 40027, unique to ECOSYL. FDA has reviewed results from 140 independent trials with the ECOSYL strain of Lactobacillus plantarum across a wide range of conditions and concur that its use will improve alfalfa, whole-plant corn and grass silages leading to:

• Lower silage pH values

• Reduced ammonia nitrogen levels

• Increased ratio of lactic acid to volatile fatty acids

Application
Follow label directions.

Packaging
ECOSYL Products from Alliance® Animal Health are available in liquid or granular form.
 

• Product No. 8651 ECOSYL ‘Super Concentrate’—Water-soluble form in one-liter plastic bottles. Treats 200 tons of silage.
   

• Product No. 8650 ECOSYL—Water-soluble form packaged in one-liter plastic bottles. Treats 50 tons of silage.
   

• Product No. 8649 ECOSYL-DG—Dry granular form packaged in 50-lb bags. Treats 50 tons of silage.

ECOSYL
Features and Benefits

Lactobacillus plantarum Efficient production of lactic acid Rapid pH fall, faster fermentation

Special elite strain of Lactobacillus plantarum MTD/1 NCIMB 40027 Works over wide pH range (7.5-3.5) and temperature range (46°F-113°F) - Lower silage pH value, reduced ammonia, higher lactic acid to volatile fatty acids ratio

Liquid or granular The Producer has the option to choose

Naturally occurring bacteria Non-toxic, non-corrosive, and safe

Versatility One product works on all crops that are ensiled in bunkers, bags, bales, and uprights No need to purchase and inventory several products

International usage and approvals One product works under a variety of approvals different conditions

Independently tested, one of the most, if not the most widely tested and proven inoculants FDA concur that Lactobacillus plantarum MTD/1 improves alfalfa, corn and grass silages   Independent assurance that product works

Proven reliability Consistent results

Guaranteed analysis 20 billion CFU/g (liquid-applied product) and 200 million CFU/g (dry-applied product) 100,000 CFU per gram of silage treated (optimum level is recognized by Universities)

More nutritious silage through reduced protein breakdown  Increased Profitability

Storage Data for Liquid or Dry ECOSYL
Stable at 70˚ F for up to 12 months without loss of viability. ECOSYL should be kept refrigerated for periods longer than 12 months. ECOSYL may be stored indefinitely in deep freeze.

* ECOSYL® is a registered trademark of ECOSYL Products Inc.