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Oyster Mushroom Waste in Cattle Feed Cut Methane About 78%

Oyster Mushroom Waste in Cattle Feed Cut Methane About 78%

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Replacing 10% of corn silage with oyster mushroom spent substrate cut methane from 65 to 14 mg/g dry matter, about 78%.

Replacing 10% of corn silage with oyster mushroom spent substrate cut methane from 65 to 14 mg/g dry matter, about 78%.

The number

about a 78% reduction

How solid is it?

Unclear

Unclear

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus

Published in

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Methane-Cutting Feed

Methane-Cutting Feed

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) spent substrate replaced 10–20% of corn silage and improved dry matter digestibility from 41% to 46–48%. The 10% mushroom-waste diet cut methane from 65 to 14 mg/g dry matter, about a 78% reduction, while 20% inclusion pushed fiber digestibility highest at 65%. This turns mushroom farm leftovers into a practical livestock-feed tool for better digestion, lower emissions, and less agricultural waste.

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) spent substrate replaced 10–20% of corn silage and improved dry matter digestibility from 41% to 46–48%. The 10% mushroom-waste diet cut methane from 65 to 14 mg/g dry matter, about a 78% reduction, while 20% inclusion pushed fiber digestibility highest at 65%. This turns mushroom farm leftovers into a practical livestock-feed tool for better digestion, lower emissions, and less agricultural waste.

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