期刊
JOURNAL OF FUNGI
卷 7, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof7030200
关键词
additive; anaerobic digestion; cattle; enzyme; anaerobic fungi; herbivore; Neocallimastigomycota; rumen; silage
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) [447776988]
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
The ruminal microbiota plays a crucial role in fiber degradation in ruminants, with anaerobic fungi being important but often overlooked. Current research suggests that anaerobic fungi can be used as direct-fed microbials to enhance ruminal fiber degradation and reduce methane emissions, although challenges in large-scale cultivation and application methods need to be addressed for potential improvements in animal performance.
The ruminal microbiota allows ruminants to utilize fibrous feeds and is in the limelight of ruminant nutrition research for many years. However, the overwhelming majority of investigations have focused on bacteria, whereas anaerobic fungi (AF) have been widely neglected by ruminant nutritionists. Anaerobic fungi are not only crucial fiber degraders but also important nutrient sources for the host. This review summarizes the current findings on AF and, most importantly, discusses their new application potentials in modern ruminant nutrition. Available data suggest AF can be applied as direct-fed microbials to enhance ruminal fiber degradation, which is indeed of interest for high-yielding dairy cows that often show depressed ruminal fibrolysis in response to high-grain feeding. Moreover, these microorganisms have relevance for the nutrient supply and reduction of methane emissions. However, to reach AF-related improvements in ruminal fiber breakdown and animal performance, obstacles in large-scale AF cultivation and applicable administration options need to be overcome. At feedstuff level, silage production may benefit from the application of fungal enzymes that cleave lignocellulosic structures and consequently enable higher energy exploitation from forages in the rumen. Concluding, AF hold several potentials in improving ruminant feeding and future research efforts are called for to harness these potentials.
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