Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to determine whether the mushroom Pleurotus florida has potential to increase the digestibility and feeding value of wheat straw in with urea treatment. In the trial the effects of inoculation of P. florida, and 2% urea treatment were examined in a 2 by 2 factorial design. The mushroom was inoculated to urea supplemented or unsupplemented wheat straw by solid-state fermentation. Following inoculation, on the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th days straw samples were taken and analysed for nutrient content and tested for digestibility on sheep using the nylon bag technique. The results showed that Pleurotus floridainoculation increased digestibility and nutrient content of wheat straw (P
Keywords
Wheat straw, Feeding value, Pleurotus florida, urea treatment.
First Page
169
Last Page
176
Recommended Citation
KUTLU, HASAN RÜŞTÜ; GÖRGÜLÜ, MURAT; BAYKAL, LADİNE; ÖZCAN, NUMAN; and BÜYÜKALACA, SAADET (2000) "Effects of Pleurotus florida Inoculation or Urea Treatment on Feeding Value of Wheat Straw," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 24: No. 2, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol24/iss2/12
