A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of biological treatments of
sugarcane bagasse (SCB) and rice husk (RH) with three strains of white-rot
fungi (WRF) (Pleurotusostreatus (Po), Pleurotusflorida (Pf) and
Trichodermaviride (Tv) and effective microorganism (EM) on the chemical
composition and in-vitro digestibility. The experiment consisted of 2x5
factorial arrangements, two levels of feed (SCB and RH) and five levels of
biological treatments (Control, Po, Pf, Tv, and EM).Treatment of RH with EM,
Tv, Po and Pf, significantly increased crude protein content from 7.90% in
untreated to 7.92, 10.46, 10.61 and 11.35%, respectively. The corresponding
increase in CP% of sugarcane from 2.61% was 3.41, 5.96, 5.89 and
5.95%.Treatments significantly (P<0.001) decreased neutral detergent fiber,
acid detergent fiber, acid detergent lignin cellulose and hemicelluloses
contents with the lowest value recorded for Tv. The IVOMD, IVDMD and
metabolizable energy (ME) were significantly (P<0.001) increased. In
conclusion, the study indicates that treatment of RH with Trichodermaviride
and SCB with EM is more effective than others in improving the nutritive
value of the roughages. We suggest evaluation of the treated roughages on
animal performance.
Chemical composition and antifungal activity of sugarcane bagasse and banana stem based wood vinegar
