How would you suggest increasing the microbial production in in vitro rumen.? We are currently working with a 5,000 liter reactor using sugar beets as a feed stock processing about one ton per day. The value of the process is driven by the amount of microbial protein produced as this material has the same nutritional profile as fish pulled from the sea. The project objective is to produce a replacement for fish meal derived from waste paper, food waste, and/or low value crop residue.
Dear Ed
I assumed that you are working with rumen microbes consortium as inoculum, comparison of nutritive value indicators of microbial protein you can find at Protein nutrition or Trials and trials books of E. R. Orskov, even with some compasion with fish meal. using high level of sugar as fermented organic matter is not always a good choice to be eficient in microbial protein production.
see to the reactor indicators and E:N ratio, also the fermented organic matter flow into the reactor.
best regards,
Redimio
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