Table 2 Proximate composition of untreated and fungus-treated CPH
Nutrient | % DM of untreated CPH | % DM of treated CPH | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AnTD | TmTD1 | TvTD | TmTD2 | ||||||
Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 7 | Day 10 | ||
Crude protein | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 |
Crude fiber | 41.0 ± 0.1 | 40.4 ± 0.5 | 39.8 ± 0.3 | 39.0 ± 0.2 | 41.2 ± 0.1 | 41.2 ± 0.2 | 40.6 ± 0.7 | 40.6 ± 0.3 | 40.5 ± 0.3 |
Fat | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |
ADF | 57.8 ± 0.8 | 58.6 ± 0.2 | 58.9 ± 0.4 | 58.9 ± 0.2 | 59.6 ± 0.7 | 60.6 ± 0.9 | 58.4 ± 0.8 | 58.4 ± 0.2 | 57.8 ± 0.3 |
NDF | 66.6 ± 0.4 | 66.3 ± 0.1 | 66.8 ± 0.9 | 66.8 ± 0.3 | 64.9 ± 0.2 | 64.9 ± 0.6 | 65.7 ± 0.6 | 65.7 ± 0.6 | 66.8 ± 0.4 |
Cellulose | 28.6 ± 0.3 | 28.3 ± 0.3 | 28.3 ± 0.1 | 28.3 ± 0.2 | 29.5 ± 0.4 | 29.5 ± 0.2 | 29.9 ± 0.4 | 29.9 ± 0.6 | 29.0 ± 0.3 |
ADL | 29.4 ± 0.7 | 30.4 ± 0.4 | 31.4 ± 0.2 | 31.4 ± 0.1 | 30.6 ± 0.3 | 30.6 ± 0.6 | 30.3 ± 0.5 | 30.3 ± 0.5 | 29.4 ± 0.2 |
Total ash | 9.7 ± 0.1 | 9.8 ± 0.1 | 9.8 ± 0.1 | 9.8 ± 0.1 | 9.7 ± 0.1 | 9.7 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.1 | 9.7 ± 0.1 |