Evaluation of in vitro digestibility of Aspergillus oryzae fungal biomass grown on organic residue derived-VFAs as a promising ruminant feed supplement

Table 2 The characteristics of the produced A. oryzae fungal biomass compared to hay clover silage and rapeseed meal

Item	AO_ VFAs FWCKM	AO_ VFAs PPL	AO_ Glu.	Rapeseed meal	Hay clover silage	SEM	P-value
Item	AO_ VFAs FWCKM	AO_ VFAs PPL	AO_ Glu.	Rapeseed meal	Hay clover silage	SEM	Fungal biomass vs. rapeseed meal	Fungal biomass vs. silage	Rapeseed meal vs. silage
OM, g/kg DM	842.11^e	891.05^d	938.03^b	930.99^c	946.76^a	1.59	0.001	0.001	< 0.001
AIM, % DM	31.38^a	31.52^a	31.14^a	28.19^b	17.92^c	0.40	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Ash, % DM	15.79^a	10.89^b	6.19^cd	6.91^c	5.32^d	0.54	0.005	0.005	0.044
Fat, % DM	1.56^e	1.65^d	2.35^c	4.20^a	3.50^b	0.03	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
CP, % DM	49.65^a	41.05^b	41.73^c	39.08^d	18.03^e	0.02	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
CF, % DM	39.02^c	42.2^b	51.35^a	28.71^e	32.32^d	0.77	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.001
ADF, % DM	39.92^c	42.83^b	55.61^a	40.34^c	22.00^d	0.39	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
NDF, % DM	41.78^c	43.66^b	56.89^a	37.6^d	38.10^d	0.52	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.700

DM Dry matter, OM Organic matter, AIM Alkali insoluble material, CP Crude protein, CF Crude fiber, ADF Acid detergent fiber, NDF Neutral detergent fiber, VFAs Volatile fatty acids, AO_VFAs FWCKM: A. oryzae biomass grown on VFAs effluents from food waste and chicken manure; AO_VFAs PPL: A. oryzae biomass grown on VFAs effluents from fermented potato protein liquor; AO_Glu.: A. oryzae biomass grown on glucose. Values with different superscript letter in a raw are significantly different at 5% turkey test

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