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Article: Crude glycerol potential described: while glycerol can be an attractive alternative energy source for animal feed, it has its own limitations in terms of lower energy content than oils and fats, impurities and possible effects on the metabolic activity of the animals.(Nutrition & Health)(Report)
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- Feedstuffs
- Article date:
- October 15, 2007
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THERE is currently a lot of focus on the use of crude glycerol as a source of carbohydrate in animal feed. Currently, there are still a number of unanswered questions regarding the safety, handling and efficacy of using this byproduct. We need to be very careful and fully understand the pros and cons of feeding crude glycerol.
A few of the questions are: What is the effect of glycerol on animal metabolism and overall animal health? What is the effect on meat or egg quality? What is the effect of impurities present in crude glycerol? Will the current feeding equipment work with inclusion of crude glycerol?
Let's take a closer look at the current glycerol ...