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Thus, in this study, we evaluated the effects of distinct ruminal inocula on the <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> fermentation parameters of a sustainable non-conventional feed, a commercially available algal blend composed of microalgae (<jats:italic>Chlorella vulgaris<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/jats:italic>) and seaweeds (<jats:italic>Ulva<\/jats:italic> sp. and <jats:italic>Gracilaria gracilis<\/jats:italic>). First, four late-lactation Holstein cows were fed four forage-based diets varying only in the proportions of basal forage (100% corn silage, 70% corn silage and 30% haylage, 30% corn silage and 70% haylage, and 100% haylage) in a 4\u2009\u00d7\u20094 Latin square design with the last square omitted. After 3\u2009weeks of adaptation, haylage-based diets resulted in ruminal fermentation parameters distinct from those promoted by corn silage-based diets, as reflected in increased pH, ammonia-N contents, and acetate proportions. Individual ruminal fluids derived from each of the four diets were further used as inocula in <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> incubations. Here, a 1:1 mixture of corn silage and haylage was supplemented with 0, 5, 10, or 15% algal blend and incubated with each inoculum for 24\u2009h in a 4\u2009\u00d7\u20094 factorial design. Total gas and methane production decreased with inocula from cows fed haylage-based diets and with increasing algal blend supplementation levels. The fermentation pH increased and the ammonia-N contents decreased with inocula from cows fed haylage-based diets; however, these parameters were not affected by algal blend inclusion levels. The interaction between the ruminal inoculum source and the algal blend supplementation level affected the total volatile fatty acids (VFA) and the proportions of most individual VFA. Total VFA production decreased with increasing algal supplementation levels, particularly with inocula from cows fed 30% corn silage and 70% haylage; the acetate, propionate, and valerate proportions were only affected by algal blend levels under incubation with 100% corn silage inocula. 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