Procedure for the production of a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiote

Abstract

The present invention discloses a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota created from exogenous multienzyme compounds, integrating processes and devices for cultivating and harvesting biomass of selected fungal species, assembling active components of fungal origin and by mixing supplies according to specifications, forming thus a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota suitable for its application (as part of food or via distribution devices as a nutritional supplement) in the ruminant animal feed industry.

Claims

1. An additive for ruminal microbiota, the additive comprising: (a) a first active component comprising (i) mycelial structures, spores and fruiting bodies from a bank of fungal species, wherein the bank of fungal species includes two or more of the following: Trichoderma longibrachiatum; Trichoderma reesei; Trichoderma viride; Trichoderma hirsute; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Chrysosporium lucknowense; Agaricus bisporus; Aspergillus terreus; Aspergillus oryzae; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus flavus; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Pyricularia oryzae; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; Pleurotus ostreatus; Pleurotus eryngii; Thanatephorus cucumeris; Phlebia radiata; Pycnoporus sanguineus; Stropharia coronilla and (ii) conidial remains of one or more of the following interspecies crosses: T. longibrachiatum x T. reesei, Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. viride or T. reesei x Trichoderma viride; and (b) a second active component comprising two or more of the following: corn starch, sugar, wheat, rice, cellulose, dolomite, vermiculite, yeast, glucans mannans oligo-fructosans (M.O.S.), phytase, isoleucine, lysine, leucine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, choline chloride, selenium, Vitamin E or calcium carbonate.

2. A method of preparing a first active component in an additive for ruminal microbiota of claim 1, the method comprising the steps of: (a) multiplying a bank of fungal species to produce an enzymatic complex comprising (i) mycelial structures and (ii) spores and fruiting bodies; wherein the bank of fungal species is two or more of the following: Trichoderma longibrachiatum Trichoderma reesei Trichoderma viride Trichoderma hirsuta Phanerochaete chrysosporium Chrysosporium lucknowense Agaricus bisporus Aspergillus terreus Aspergillus oryzae Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Schizosaccharomyces pombe Pyricularia oryzae Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus eryngii Thanatephorus cucumeris Phlebia radiata Pycnoporus sanguineus Stropharia coronilla; (b) cultivating interspecies crosses of certain species of (a), to produce conidial remains, wherein the interspecies crosses are one or more of the following: T. longibrachiatum x T. reesei; T. longibrachiatum x T. viride; or T. reseei x Trichoderma viride; and (c) mixing the products of (a) and (b) with an excipient base to produce the active component.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the resultant mixture of step (c) comprises: 25 to 35% of the enzymatic complex; 60 to 65% of the conidial remains, and 5 to 10% of the excipient base.

4. A method of preparing an additive of claim 1, comprising combining 15 to 20% of the first active component with 75 to 80% of the second active component to produce the additive.

5. A ruminant feed formulation comprising the additive of claim 1, wherein the reduction in methane produced by the ruminal microbiota of a ruminant when ingesting the additive is at least 28% when compared to the methane produced by the ruminal microbiota of a ruminant that has not ingested the additive.

6. The ruminant feed formulation of claim 5, wherein the reduction in methane produced by the ruminal microbiota of a ruminant when ingesting the additive is at least 49% when compared to the methane produced by the ruminal microbiota of a ruminant that has not ingested the additive.

7. The ruminant feed formulation of claim 5, further comprising salt.

8. The ruminant feed formulation of claim 5, wherein the additive comprises 10 to 20% of the formulation.

9. The ruminant feed formulation of claim 5, wherein the additive is incorporated into a tablet comprising a fibrous lignocellulosic matrix.

10. The ruminant feed formulation of claim 5, in the form of an extended release formulation that is capable of releasing the additive over a period of at least 90 days.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 depicts the structure of the cellulosome.

(2) FIG. 2 is a graph of fiber/concentrate ratio (viable range) in diet and cost.

(3) FIG. 3 depicts a distribution of trays in the culture room.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TABLES

(4) Table 1: Effect of cooperative associativism on the bacterial population.

(5) Table 2: Reduction of methane (CH4) associated with consumption of the additive.

(6) Table 3: Scheme of the procedure for the production of a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) To better explain the procedure for the production of a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota from exogenous multienzyme compounds, demonstrating its unique and novel characteristics, the following flow diagram and its corresponding constructive Lay-out and working protocols associated for obtaining the product of the present invention are presented. Table 3 is a scheme of the procedure for the production of a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota.

(8) Step 1: Multiplication of the Selected Fungi Bank for the Production of Active Component 1 (A.C. 1)

(9) This is the first step of the technique for obtaining the multiplication of fungal species and inter-species crossings (denominated as F1) that will be responsible for the subsequent enzymatic production. The fungi species selected to validate the implementation of the procedure described in this patent, preferably of fibrolytic nature, with different capacities to degrade cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, can be obtained from a germplasm bank, according to specifications described in this patent.

(10) Laboratory:

(11) The bank of species to be cultivated separately, is placed in Petri dish culture on Agar-Agar substrate, and placed in an oven at 28° C. until the mycelial expansion has been achieved in a percentage higher than 90% coverage of the Petri dish.

(12) The micellar structure of the Petri dish is removed to transfer it to multiplication trays in the culture rooms.

(13) Cultivation Rooms:

(14) So many culture rooms are required as the amount of fungal species that are used for the production of the multiplier and modulator additive object of the present invention.

(15) In order to illustrate the combinations of species that can be used, the flow diagram shows the fungal species (see list of Fungal Species in step 4) used as reference for the implementation of the procedure described in the present specification.

(16) The cultivation rooms are designed in a dimension of 4 m wide by 4 m long and a maximum height of 3 m, with an anti-slip porcelain floor and Durlock plastic-coated walls with controlled opening and closing ventilation systems.

(17) These rooms are equipped with opening and closing devices controlled by a computer that regulates ventilation according to the reading levels that are taken by the different environmental sensors that will measure parameters of: 1—Relative Humidity 2—Temperature 3—Oxygen level 4—Levels of ammonia in atmosphere 5—Specific wavelength for each room 6—pH (levels of acidity or alkalinity) 7—Type of substrate

(18) The fungal species used to validate the method of preparation of the ruminal microbiota multiplier and modulator additive described in the present invention included 23 fibrolytic species with different capacities to degrade the different types and forms of plant wall structure, where some are more related to the degradation of cellulose, others to hemicellulose, and the same to the compounds related to lignin.

(19) In this stage, the sexual phase is induced in said species. The environmental conditions necessary to achieve it are: Relative Humidity: must be in the range of 86% to 95% of RH. This condition is achieved with the automatic sprinkling. The sprinklers work with conical spouts of ultrafine droplets of water with a pressure of 4.5 kg. Temperature: values between 23 to 28° C. Oxygen level: The concentration must be between 10 to 15% O2, displaced by ammoniacal nitrogen typical of saturated atmospheres of low ventilation induced for this stage. Light (wavelength): ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength of 400-410 nm. Its function is to induce the growth of the sexual phases of all the fungal species that are reproduced in each of the rooms. pH: the optimum level for its growth and development is an acid medium with a pH of 4.5 to 5.3. Substrate: The substrate is prepared on sterile plastic trays of a size of 30 cm by 40 cm with a height of 8 cm.

(20) The composition of said substrate is a mixture of: 10% Peat 10% Organic Compost composed in turn with 30% organic matter 15% yeasts with a minimum of 90% live population 15% Common white sugar 30% lignocellulosic biomass. For example, a mixture of cotton husk and peanut box shell 5% of the fungal species corresponding to each multiplying room (according to flow chart indicated) 5% urea 10% Dolomitic Calcium Carbonate

(21) As depicted on FIG. 3 these ingredients are mixed in order to then fill the trays with the mixture, which are placed on the shelves from the floor to the ceiling of the room, and are flooded with water to start the growth of the selected fungal species.

(22) This procedure is performed behind closed doors of the corresponding rooms for 10 days, observing growth and development of species. At the end of this period, growths of the corresponding fungi (“hat” type) will be obtained in the culture trays and micellar remains at the foot of the fungal structures, which will be harvested according to specifications described in step 1, which is summarized as: Collection and harvesting of mycelium and enzymatic base/collection and harvesting of fungal species and interspecies hybrids that will be combined to produce Active Component 1 (A.C. 1).

(23) Before harvesting the spores and fruiting bodies of the species in each room, the mycelia located at the foot of the fungal reproductive structures are harvested with surgical steel comb; Said mycelia will be subsequently preserved in Petri dishes, as described in the protocol for initiation of fungal multiplication (Step 1, Laboratory).

(24) Said myceliar structure produces an enzymatic content (considered as “Base”) associated with the set of fungal species selected, and which is incorporated as part of the Active Component 1 (A.C. 1) within the formulation process of the multiplier and modulator additive of ruminal microbiota object of the present invention.

(25) Step 2: Harvest-Dormancy-Storage of Fungal Cultures

(26) Is the implementation of harvesting operations and conservation of fungal reproductive structures that will be used as supplies to develop the next step, using processes and devices that ensure the combination of enzymatic properties associated with the different species of fungi selected for their integration into the A.C. 1.

(27) Storage and Inoculant Bank

(28) This set of operations ensures the storage of the fungal inoculant bank that was produced under conditions compatible with the next step of the production procedure of the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota.

(29) On the same trays treated for the mycelial and enzymatic base harvest, the harvest of fungal spores and conidial remains is done, with the utmost care to isolate them as much as possible from the substrate floor or base of each tray.

(30) For this purpose, thin silk blankets are placed on the surface of the substrate and in this way the fungal spores isolated in Petri dishes are collected for the “Storage and Inoculant Bank” stage. These Petri dishes will also serve as supply for the next Step 2 (corresponding to the asexual cultivation and propagation of the species and inter-species hybrids that were multiplied in Step 1), and will integrate the base raw material of Active Component 1 (A.C. 1) within the process for the production of the multiplier and modulator additive object of the present invention.

(31) These petri dishes, perfectly identified according to their origin from each room corresponding to a species or an inter-species hybrid or combination, contain a preparation of xerophytic type with a dolomitic calcareous base and a zinc aluminosilicate, in order to induce the interruption of the growth of the fungus.

(32) The conditions required for this stage of interruption of growth are: Relative Humidity: ranges from 9% to 11% RH, which is maintained with the adsorbent base of dolomitic calcareous. pH: values between 6.5 to 7.5 are those indicated to control the growth and development of fungi. Temperature: between 10-15° C. values. Light: regular white, permanent. Oxygen: supersaturated oxygen atmosphere, obtained by forced ventilation.

(33) Step 3: Cultivation of Species and Inter-Species Crosses (F1) of Previously Selected and Multiplied Fungi (Step 1), to Harvest Enriched Biomass of Exogenous Multienzyme Compounds

(34) Is the implementation of operations designed to achieve the combination of biomass of the selected species for the production of the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota from exogenous enzymatic compounds, using processes and devices that ensure a combination of the associated enzymatic properties with the different species of fungi that are integrated in the A.C. 1.

(35) In order to achieve this, in a battery of five rooms exactly designed as those used in Step 1, groups of 5 species are isolated and cultivated, in batches of monthly production that correspond to the combination of the number of species involved (for example, 4 batches of monthly production to combine 20 species).

(36) Having observed an improvement in the increase of saccharification of lignocellulosic compounds as a result of the use of interspecific populations, to enhance an improvement in the process it is necessary to have two isolated rooms for the fungal culture derived from inter-species crossings included within from step 1 (in particular Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. reesei, Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. viridae, and Trichoderma reseei x Trichoderma viridae), as part of the management procedure of the selected fungi bank for obtaining Active Component 1.

(37) In this step of the procedure, the environmental conditions must be controlled according to the defined requirements to induce the asexual phase of the fungal cultures, starting from the state reached in the previous step, in order to stimulate the expression of the enzymatic activity in the corresponding forms (anamorphic varieties) of the fungal species selected to integrate the A.C. 1 used for the formulation of the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota that is the object of the present invention.

(38) The environmental conditions required to carry out this step are the following: Relative Humidity: high humidity saturation by sprinkling water drop in the form of mist that gives the place and ideal medium to be in a range of 89-98% RH. pH: acid. pH levels in the range 3.5-4.8 are indicated. Temperature: between 28-31° C. Light: 589 nm sodium yellow. Oxygen: normal atmosphere. Substrate for making the trays used in STEP 3:

(39) The substrate is prepared on sterile plastic trays of a size of 30 cm×40 cm with a height of 8 cm. In said trays the substrate is prepared based on a mixture of: 30% Peat 15% Organic Compost containing 30% organic matter 5% Live yeasts of more than 90% of living population 5% Regular white sugar 10% lignocellulosic biomass. For example, mixture of cotton husk and peanut box shell 5% of the Fungal Species corresponding to each multiplying room 15% Diammonium Phosphate 5% Dolomitic Calcium Carbonate 10% Integral Fine Ground Rice

(40) These trays are checked after 15 days, and under the environmental conditions described, the micellar structures and conidial remains that will be part of Active Component 1 (A.C. 1) are harvested. Harvesting is carried out by sweeping with surgical steel comb, and subsequent vacuum packaging.

(41) The most remarkable enzymes that are present in the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota from exogenous multienzyme compounds are:

(42) Endoglucanases, Exo-glucanases (pure culture or crosses), Xylanases, Lacasa, CeloBio-Hydrolases (CBHI, CBHII), Beta-Glucosidases, Hemicellulases, Pectinase.

(43) The micellar structures and conidial remains harvested are stored and subsequently mixed as part of the A.C. 1.

(44) Once the A.C. 1 is produced, to achieve the distinctive characteristics of the multiplier and modulator additive of the present invention and thus achieve a greater degradation efficiency of lignocellulosic compounds, it is necessary to achieve a balance between: Fibrolytic enzymes (associated with the selected fungal species used) Conidial remains of the fungal species and inter-species hybrids used Modulating ingredients that contribute to the microbial nutrition of the rumen and achieve a stoichiometric balance with greater capacity to degrade foods with high fibrous content, to be incorporated as additional supplies in the formulation of the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota.

(45) Step 4: Assembly Active Component 1 (A.C. 1)

(46) The functional contribution of A.C. 1 to the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota is achieved through its activity as initiator of catalytic complexes, cellulosomes, involving fibrous foods and rumen cellulolytic bacteria. In this step the assembly of said component is done by mixing fungal biomass enriched in exogenous multienzyme compounds (from step 3) with the material derived from the mycelial and enzymatic base crop (from step 1) conserved under the conditions indicated in step 2.

(47) In order to achieve the described mixture, it is placed in a stainless steel micro-mixer operated in a closed and clean environment: 25 to 35% Enzymatic complex (from step 1) 60 to 65% Conidial remains (from step 3) 5 to 10% Microcrystalline Cellulose (Excipient Base)

(48) These active ingredients are mixed for 300 seconds, then the mixture is vacuum packed and the containers are heat sealed for later storage.

(49) The fungal biomass (mycelial and enzymatic harvest+conidial residues) enriched in exogenous multienzyme compounds comes from the following species and their possible interspecies hybrid combinations (indicated by an X between the scientific names of the corresponding species), produced using the processes, devices and production conditions described in this Specification: Trichoderma longibrachiatum Trichoderma reesei (=Hypocrea jecorina) Trichoderma viride (=T. harzianum óHypocrea atroviridis) Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. reesei Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. viridae Trichoderma reseei x Trichoderma viridae Trichoderma hirsuta Phanerochaete chrysosporium Chrysosporium lucknowense Agaricus bisporus Aspergillus terreus Aspergillus oryzae Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Schizosaccharomyces pombe Pyricularia oryzae Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus eryngii Thanatephorus cucumeris Phlebia radiata Pycnoporus sanguineus Stropharia coronilla

(50) Step 5: Assemble Active Component 2 (A.C. 2)

(51) For the purposes of this step, it is considered as modulators (or “stequio-regulators of the ruminal microbiota”) a certain amount of natural, organic and inorganic products that aim to achieve a functional balance of the microbial population of the rumen associated with the entry of the exogenous multi-enzymatic compounds included in the formulation of the multiplier and modulator additive described in the present invention.

(52) The assembly of modulators of the rumen microbiota (by mixing their supplies in the defined proportions) facilitates their subsequent combination with the active component 1, being a fundamental step in the process of integration of processes and devices designed to grow and harvest biomass from selected fungal species, according to the specifications to produce a multiplier and modulator additive of ruminal microbiota with industrial application in feeding systems for ruminant animals.

(53) This procedure is considered particularly dynamic, since it can be used to achieve different combinations of the enzymatic properties associated with the selected fungal species, and because it is feasible to be incorporated into multiple feed systems of ruminant animals, either directly as food or as a supplement nutrition to be delivered through existing devices or to be developed with said purpose, and with positive economic and environmental impact on livestock production systems.

(54) The components identified as modulators of the ruminal microbiota are mixed (in a stainless steel micro-mixer operated in a closed and clean environment) to form the A.C. 2, in the following proportions:

(55) Ingredients of Active Component 2 (A.C. 2)

(56) TABLE-US-00001 Ingredient Proportion Corn Starch 10%  Common Sugar 5% Residue of the substrate used for 3% the cultivation of yeasts Milled Burgol Wheat 5% Fine milled rice 3% Microcrystalline Cellulose 15%  Dolomite qs 8% Vermiculite qs 7% Residue from yeast culture (dead) 12%  Yeast culture (live protected) 8% Glucans Mannans Oligo-Fructosans (M.O.S.) 2% Phytase 1% Isoleucine 0.5%.sup.  Lysine 0.3%.sup.  Leucine 0.3%.sup.  Methionine 0.4%.sup.  Threonine 0.7%.sup.  Tryptophan 0.7%.sup.  Choline Chloride 0.7%.sup.  Organic Selenium 0.1%.sup.  Sucrose 16%  Vitamin E 1% Carbonate Calcium qs 0.3%.sup. 

(57) This mixture of ingredients (A.C. 2) should be combined with A.C. 1, in defined proportions, as described in step 6.

(58) Step 6: Protocol for the Formulation of the Multiplier and Modulator Additive of the Ruminal Microbiota

(59) This step corresponds to the mixture (with periods of 300 seconds) of the multienzyme component (A.C. 1) and the modulating component (A.C. 2), in order to achieve the different proportions of the multiplier and modulator additive according to the particular conditions of distribution of the product as supplement for feeding ruminant animals, where said mix A.C. 1+A.C. 2 is carried out in a mixer of 50 kg capacity.

(60) The mixing ratio recommended for the formulation of the multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota intended for direct use in food preparation for livestock production systems is: 15% to 20% of A.C. 1, and 75% to 80% of A.C. 2. In the interval corresponding to these proportions the improvements in digestibility of the consumed fibrous food were determined, and the reductions of feeding costs were reported (by greater utilization of the consumed fibrous food), also associated with a significant reduction in the energy loss associated with ruminal methane release.

(61) The assembly of the components A.C. 1 and A. C. 2 was detailed in the corresponding sections (step 4: A.C. 1 and step 5: A.C. 2), and its mixing, in the proportions defined in this step 6 for the formulation of the multiplier and modulator additive, is considered as an integral part of the procedure object of this patent.

(62) The functional evaluations carried out included the use of different routes for the distribution and use of said formulation, appropriate to each feed system for ruminant animals, including the following: a) Mineral vitamin pre-mixtures (both in the form of powdered Salts and Solid Blocks) and finished feeds (TMR) intended for the feeding of ruminants, when the proportion of said additive is between 10% and 20% of the total of the pre-mix. b) Devices used for the distribution of supplements for the nutrition of ruminants fed under confined, semi-confined conditions or extensive farmland systems, such as tablets (obtained by means of a granulator, with a range between 8-18 mm in diameter) formed by a fibrous lignocellulosic matrix, containing 1% of the additive, and capable of being administered through an intra-ruminal applicator that allows the slow release of the components included in the formulation of the additive object of the present invention, for applications requiring a period of effectiveness greater than 90 days.

(63) One embodiment is a method of preparing a first active component in an additive for ruminal microbiota, the method comprising the steps of: (a) multiplying a bank of fungal species to produce an enzymatic complex comprising (i) mycelial structures and (ii) spores and fruiting bodies; wherein the bank of fungal species is two or more of the following: Trichoderma longibrachiatum; Trichoderma reesei (=Hypocrea jecorina); Trichoderma viride (=T. harzianum ó Hypocrea atroviridis); Trichoderma hirsuta; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Chrysosporium lucknowense; Agaricus bisporus; Aspergillus terreus; Aspergillus oryzae; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus flavus; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Pyricularia oryzae; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; Pleurotus ostreatus; Pleurotus eryngii; Thanatephorus cucumeris; Phlebia radiata; Pycnoporus sanguineus; Stropharia coronilla; (b) cultivating interspecies crosses (F1) of certain species of (a), to produce conidial remains, wherein the interspecies crosses (F1) are one or more of the following: Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. reesei; Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. viridae; or Trichoderma reesei x Trichoderma viridae; and (c) mixing the products of (a) and (b) with an excipient base to produce the active component.

(64) Disclosed is an additive for ruminal microbiota, the additive comprising: (a) a first active component comprising (i) mycelial structures, spores and fruiting bodies from a bank of fungal species, wherein the bank of fungal species includes two or more of the following: Trichoderma longibrachiatum; Trichoderma reesei (=Hypocrea jecorina); Trichoderma viride (=T. harzianum ó Hypocrea atroviridis); Trichoderma hirsuta; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Chrysosporium lucknowense; Agaricus bisporus; Aspergillus terreus; Aspergillus oryzae; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus flavus; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Pyricularia oryzae; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; Pleurotus ostreatus; Pleurotus eryngii; Thanatephorus cucumeris; Phlebia radiata; Pycnoporus sanguineus; Stropharia coronilla and (ii) conidial remains of one or more of the following interspecies crosses (F1): Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. reesei, Trichoderma longibrachiatum x T. viridae and Trichoderma reseei x Trichoderma viridae; and (b) a second active component comprising two or more of the following: corn starch, sugar, wheat, rice, cellulose, dolomite, vermiculite, yeast, glucans mannans oligo-fructosans (M.O.S.), phytase, isoleucine, lysine, leucine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, choline chloride, selenium, Vitamin E or calcium carbonate; wherein the reduction in methane produced by a ruminant when ingesting the additive is at least 28% when compared to the methane produced by a ruminant that his not ingested the additive.

(65) The above is a detailed description of particular embodiments of the invention. It is recognized that departures from the disclosed embodiments may be made within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. Those of skill in the art should, in light of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can be made in the specific embodiments which are disclosed herein and still obtain a like or similar result without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. All of the embodiments disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed without undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure.

(66) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1 Effect of cooperative associativism on the bacterial population Bacterial population (without Bacterial population (with the additive) multiplier and modulator of ruminal microbiota additive) Natural microbial yield (NMY) on NMY + additive on cellulose cellulose fraction (cotton bud): fraction (cotton bud): 50% of the diet 50% of the diet Every 100,000 colony forming Every 100,000 colony forming units (cfu) units (cfu) Digestion rate: 105%/h1 Digestion rate: 560%/h1

(67) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 2 Reduction of methane (CH.sub.4) associated with consumption of the additive WITHOUT WITHOUT WITH ADDITIVE ADDITIVE ADDITIVE High Conc. Low Conc. Low Conc. Constant % concentrated food 85% 38% 38% Ko FIBER % fibrous food 15% 62% 62% 1.52 x1 1 RDP 130.0 120.0 80.0 3.38 x2 −1 RDF 60.0 80.0 10.0 3.78 x3 1 RDFI 140.0 90.0 63.0 1.49 x4 1 FDNE 1.0 5.0 2.0 1.142 1 1.142.0 1.142 1.142 VALUE Y= 1860.49 1653.65 1508.92 Joules Joules Joules 1 Joule= 0.239005 Cal Y= 444.67 395.23 360.64 Cal Cal Cal R.sup.2 = 0.896 (maximum R.sup.2 (value explaines by 0.63 0.45 0.32 value explainable by consumption)= consumption of highly digestible concentrates) DIFFERENCE: 85% 29% CONCENTRATED (without additive) vs 38% CONCENTRATED (without additive) DIFFERENCE: 38% 28% CONCENTRATED (without additive) vs 38% CONCENTRATED (with additive) DIFFERENCE: 85% 49% CONCENTRATED (without additive) vs 38% CONCENTRATED (with additive) X1 RDP Raw Digestible Protein X2 RDF Raw Digestible Fat X3 RDFI Raw Digestible Fiber X4 FDNE Free Digestible Nitrogen Extract

(68) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 3 Scheme of the procedure for the production of a multiplier and modulator additive of the ruminal microbiota Steps Description Location Product 1 Multiplication of the selected fungi Laboratory Mycelial structures for bank for the production of Active Cultivation rooms: multiplication in cultivation Component 1 (A.C. 1) as many cultivation rooms. rooms are required Supplies for assembly of A.C. 1 as the number of (spores and fruiting bodies of fungal species that the species in each room/ are used enzymatic content (considered as “Base”) associated with the set of selected fungal species 2 Harvest-dormancy-storage Trays treated for Fungal inoculant bench of fungal crops the miceliar crop and enzymatic base 3 Cultivation of species and interspecies Cultivation rooms: Supplies for assembly of A.C. 1 crossings (F1) of previously selected five rooms (fungal biomass enriched with and multiplied fungi (step 1) designed like exogenous multienzyme those used in compounds) Step 1, to grow selected species two isolated rooms to cultivate the inter-species crossings included in step 1 4 Active component 1 assembly stainless steel Active Component 1 (A.C. 1) micro-mixer (A.C. 1) operated in a closed and clean environment 5 Active component 2 assembly stainless steel Active Component 2 (A.C. 2) micro-mixer (A.C. 2) operated in a closed and clean environment 6 Protocol for the formulation of the 50 kgs capacity Multiplier and modulator multiplier and modulator additive of mixer additive of the ruminal the ruminal microbiota microbiota, obtained by the production process object of this patent.