The Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus offers consumers biopreparations "LACSIL®-M", "LACSIL®-MS" for ensiling vegetable raw materials under a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners interested in a distribution services agreement.

The Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus together with RUE "Scientific and Practical Center of the NAS of Belarus for Animal Breeding" and Grodno State Agrarian University has developed biopreparations "LACSIL®-M" (in liquid form) and "LACSIL®-MS" (in dry form) for ensiling vegetable raw materials.

The based of preparation is 4 strains of lactic acid bacteria of genus Lactobacillus:
* 2 strains L. plantarum;
* strain L. paraplantarum;
* strain L. casei;
titer - not less than 5,0×10⁷ CFU/ml (l.), 1,0×10¹¹ CFU/g (d.).

Bacterial constituents of biopreparations are distinguished by immense power of growth and acidogenesis leading to rapid pH decline down to 4.0, a broad spectrum of fermented carbohydrates, antagonism toward fodder-spoiling agents (mold fungi, yeasts, rotting microorganisms).

The use of biopreparations in silage enable:
* upgrade feed quality;
* utilize rationally carbohydrate stock of green mass;
* intensify lactic acid fermentation;
* optimize the ratio of organic acids and raise the nutritive calorific value of fodder;
* improve silage flavor;
* enhance feed anaerobic stability;
* enrich the silage with bioactive substances;
* reduce the loss of nutrients in ensiled biomass;
* decrease by 20% feed expense per 1 kg of live mass increment;
* augment average daily weight gains by 9..12%;
* increase productivity of lactating animals by 5..10%.

The biopreparations will not cause toxic impact on the environmental media and animals, will not require the use of special protective means, will not provoke corrosion of materials and machinery, will not impair integrity of plant cells, ensuring thereby better preservation of juicy vegetable substrates, will promote output of eco-friendly farm produce.

Package:
* plastic containers of 1 l, 10 l, 20 l volume (l.);
* plastic or metallized bags of 50 g, 100 g, 250 g, 500 g weight (d.).

Terms of storage:
4 months (l.), 12 months (d.) since fabrication date within temperature range 0 to +20 °C (l.), 0 to +10 °C (d.) in shady place.

Application area: agriculture (fodder production).

Institute of Microbiology offers partners:
* biopreparations "LACSIL®-M", "LACSIL®-MS" for ensiling vegetable raw materials under a manufacturing agreement;
* biopreparations "LACSIL®-M", "LACSIL®-MS" for ensiling vegetable raw materials under a distribution services agreement.

Product catalog of the «Institute of Microbiology of NAS of Belarus» 2023, p.16.

Link on the Institute of Microbiology site.

In terms of their efficiency biopreparations "LACSIL®-M" and "LACSIL®-MS" are not inferior to the best world analogs, while the cost of preparations "LAXIL®-M" is 1,5..10,0 times ("LAXIL®-MS" 1,5..1,7 times) lower compared to use of the imported biopreservatives and dry sourdoughs respectively.

The use of technology for canning vegetable raw materials with "LACSIL®-M" and "LACSIL®-MS" and use of resulting silage in cow diets allows you to get an additional profit of 45..50$ per head.

Import substitution of biopreparations for ensiling vegetable raw materials:
"BONSILAGE FORTE" (Schaumann Agri, Austria);
"DeLaval Feedtech™ silage F600" (DeLaval, Sweden);
"Sil-All 4x4" (Lallemand Inc., Great Britain);
"Ecosyl 100" (Volac International Ltd., Great Britain);
"Best-Sil (Biological preparations Ltd., Great Britain);
"Aibi®" (Green lines LLC, Russian Federation);
"Bioferm®" (Sibbiopharm LLC, Russian Federation).

ТУ BY 100289066.066-2010, Registration certificate № 16-1095-010218 ("LACSIL®-M" l.)
ТУ BY 100289066.104-2013, Registration certificate № 11-1359-190319 ("LACSIL®-MS" d.)

The Institute of Microbiology is the leading research center of the Republic of Belarus in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. The Institute's arsenal of innovative developments includes substances for medicines and diagnostics, biopreservatives, feed and food additives, biodisinfectants, probiotics, plant protection products, microbial fertilizers, wastewater and environmental treatment technologies that are in demand by the economy, and specific recommendations for combating biodamage.

Main areas of scientific activity:
— Study of the biodiversity, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, and genetics of microorganisms; development of a national repository of microbial biological resources.
— Selection and genetic engineering of microbial strains capable of producing biologically active compounds of practical significance.
— Development of microbial biotechnologies for industry, agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection.

Key objectives:
— Ensuring the preservation and operation of the Belarusian Collection of Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms (designated as a National Heritage Asset, No. 5), which is registered with the World Federation for Culture Collections (acronym: BIM; collection number: 909). Expanding the collection and the DNA bank of industrially valuable microorganisms.
— Phenotypic and molecular-genetic identification of microorganisms; selection and genetic engineering of strains that produce biologically active compounds.
— Elucidating the mechanisms underlying the biogenesis of enzymes and low-molecular-weight metabolites. Developing production technologies and pilot-scale manufacturing of enzyme preparations for the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of pharmaceutical substances, the production of diagnostic agents, and applications in the food industry and waste processing.
— Developing and implementing technologies for the production of microbial preparations for agriculture and forestry, including biological plant protection agents, microbial fertilizers, bio-preservatives, feed additives, and probiotics.
— Creating environmental biotechnologies and preparations for the remediation of natural and industrial environments contaminated with xenobiotics or petroleum-based pollutants.
— Establishing biotechnological platforms for the production of vaccines. — Development of biotechnologies for the microbial conversion of plant-based raw materials and the production of high-quality animal feed.
— Pilot-scale industrial production of environmentally safe biological preparations for various applications.
— Scientific support for biotechnological manufacturing processes.

Official website of the Institute of Microbiology.

Consumers interested in purchasing biopreparations "LACSIL®-M", "LACSIL®-MS" for ensiling vegetable raw materials under a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing biopreparations "LACSIL®-M", "LACSIL®-MS" for ensiling vegetable raw materials under a distribution services agreement.