AU - Fazaeli, H. TI - Digestibility and Voluntary Intake of Fungal-Treated Wheat Straw in Sheep and Cow PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - JSTNAR JN - JSTNAR VO - 12 VI - 43 IP - 43 4099 - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-859-en.html 4100 - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-859-en.pdf SO - JSTNAR 43 ABĀ  - This study was conducted to assess the effect of culturing oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida) on the nutritive value of wheat straw. In a completely randomized design, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of untreated and fungal treated wheat straw were measured by the following treatments: 1) untreated wheat straw (UWS) 2) fermented wheat straw before mushroom fruiting (FTWS) and 3) fermented wheat straw after mushroom harvesting (SPWS), with 4 replicates. In addition, the in vivo digestibility and voluntary intake were determined using 4 cows and 4 sheep and nutritive value index was estimated. The crude protein and in vitro digestibility increased whereas organic matter and cell wall components decreased significantly (P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - JSTNAR PG - 523 PT - Research YR - 2008