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Five white-rot basidiomycetes were evaluated for their potential to improve ruminal degradation of wheat straw.Polyorus brumalis, Lyophyllum ulmarium III,Trametes gibbosa, Pleurotus ostreatus, and aPleurotus ostreatus mutant were incubated on wheat straw for 30 d at 28°C. Detergent fiber, crude protein andin vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) were determined. The results showed increasing crude protein and ash contents in fungus-treated straw. IVDMD values were increased in straws treated withP. ostreatus, P. ostreatus mutant andT. gibbosa only. Relative to untreated wheat straw the detergent fiber content—neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) was reduced in fungus-treated straw and out of three fractions—hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, hemicellulose showed the largest proportionate loss whereas lignin the smallest one in all 5 samples of fungus treated straw.
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Jalč, D., Nerud, F., Žitňan, R. et al. The effect of white-rot basidiomycetes on chemical composition andin Vitro digestibility of wheat straw. Folia Microbiol 41, 73–75 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02816344
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