The potential of bioconverted palm oil sludge using Neurospora sp. as a functional feed
Asriani Hasanuddin, Rusdi Rusdi, Fatmawati Fatmawati and Minarny Gobel

Universitas Tadulako,
Palu

Abstract

The goal of study was to identify the potential of palm oil sludge as a functional feed by bioconverted it using Neurospora sp. mold. The experiment was designed according to a completely randomized design (CRD) with five concentrations of mold as the treatments with four replicates and palm oil sludge as growth-media. The mold concentrations were 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 % and were enriched with minerals. The mixtures were subjected to proximate and phytochemical analyses before and after aerobic incubation for 96 hours at room temperature. The results indicated that bioconversion of palm oil sludge with the mold of Neurospora sp. significantly increased in beta-carotene content, antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds. In conclusion, palm oil sludge bioconverted with Neurospora sp.has a potential as functional feed.

Keywords: palm, sludge, mold,bioconversion, functional

Topic: Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology