Poultry and swine are the major proportion of the livestock industry in terms of output value. To meet the growing need for protein sources in these sectors, the use of biomasses coming from agro-industrial residues can be an interesting option in the coming years. This study aimed to evaluate the capacity of seven basidiomycetes to grow, detoxicate, increase protein content, and also its antioxidant activity when grew in pure Jatropha seed cake (JSC) and cottonseed cake (CSC) biomasses and mixtures containing 50% of lignocellulosic biomasses from coconut husks and Acrocomia aculeata (macauba cake). Results showed that ve basidiomycetes were able to grow in these substrates. F. hepatica, P. lecomtei, and P. pulmonarius presented the highest bio-detoxi cation capacity. All treatments showed a reduction in total phenolic compounds (TPC) and antioxidant activity, but treatments with coconut husks showed lower reductions. Results also indicated that there are molecules produced by basidiomycetes responsible for antioxidant activity other than phenolic compounds. These results indicated that basidiomycetes could detoxify JCS and CSC biomasses, suggesting their possible use in animal feed and that the addition of coconut husks in JSC and macauba cake in cottonseed cake can promote greater colonization by fungi.
Statement Of NoveltyGlobally, there is an increasing demand for sustainable protein sources for animal feed. The use of agroindustrial wastes appears as a viable, economic and ecological alternative. In this context biomasses from Jatropha curcas seed cake (JSC), cottonseed cake (CSC). However, JSC and CSC contain toxic compounds that can impair animals' digestibility. Bio-detoxi cation with macro-fungi is a cheap and e cient process to reduce the concentration of these substances and improve protein content, besides generating edible mushrooms and lignocellulosic enzymes. Our work evaluated the colonization of seven different basidiomycetes in pure and mixed biomasses with lignocellulosic agro-industrial wastes aiming to select a suitable one for animal feed, focusing on reducing producer's cost and avoiding environmental disposal.young ruminants and monogastric animals [2]. As an alternative to enable the use of these biomasses, colonization with macrofungi (basidiomycetes) offers the advantages of being a low-cost process to biodetoxicate these substrates and also the production of value-added products, such as edible mushrooms and lignocellulosic enzymes [3]. Besides, the cultivation of mushrooms in agro-industrial wastes can improve their protein content, produce bioactive molecules such as phenolic compounds, polysaccharides, sterols, and reduce lignin and cellulose content, improving their digestibility for animal feed [4]. A good balance of carbon-nitrogen is important to promote the better growth of fungi [5]. So, the combination of Jatropha or cottonseed cakes as protein sources, and coconut husks or Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart. (palm) cakes as carbohydrates source, is interesting for basi...