Effect of crude glycerol on in-vitro ruminal fermentation kinetics

Intake, digestibility, and ruminal parameters of Nellore bulls supplemented with increasing levels of crude glycerin in Brachiaria Brizantha pastures

SUMMARY We evaluated the effects of increasing levels of crude glycerin in multiple supplements for grazing beef cattle on intake, nutrient digestibility, pH, ruminal ammoniacal nitrogen, and serum glucose. Five Nellore steers (initial BW of 480 kg [SD 15]), grazing a tropical pasture, were used in a 5 × 5 Latin square design. The treatments used were control (no supplementation; only a mineral mixture ad libitum) and four levels of crude glycerin (0, 80, 160, 240 g/kg of supplements). Supplementation type had no impact (P > 0.05) on pH at 0 and 4 h after supplementation. Animals supplemented with different levels of crude glycerin showed higher N-NH3 values (P < 0.05) at 4 h after supplementation. Crude glycerin supplementation did not reduce pasture intake (P > 0.05), increasing dry matter intake (P > 0.05) due to increased organic matter digestibility (P > 0.05). Supplementation of 4 kg/animal with crude glycerin (240 g/kg supplement) did not reduce pasture intake and organic matter digestibility.

Crude glycerin combined with sugar cane silage in lamb diets

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the level of crude glycerin (CG) on in vitro fermentation kinetics (0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage), on in vitro neutral detergent fiber (NDF) degradation (0, 30, 60, and 90 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage), and intake and digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance (0, 20, 55, 82, and 108 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage) in lambs. The in vitro trials were conducted in a completely randomized design with three repetitions. The in vivo trial was conducted in a Latin square design with five repetitions (5 × 5). For variables in which the F test was considered significant, the statistical interpretation of the effect of CG substitution levels was carried out through regression analyses. Kinetic parameters were not affected by CG inclusion. On in vitro NDF degradation, a significant effect of CG levels was observed on the potentially degradable fraction of NDF, the insoluble potentially degradable fraction of NDF, and the undegradable NDF fraction. The intake and digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance were not affected by CG inclusion. The CG levels change in vitro NDF degradability parameters; however, there were no changes in animal intake, digestibility, and nitrogen balance with the inclusion levels used.

Glicerina bruta para bovinos de corte em pastejo no período das águas: viabilidade produtiva e econômica

<p>Avaliou-se o efeito da substituição do milho pela glicerina bruta (GB) sobre o desempenho e a viabilidade econômica em bovinos de corte mantidos a pasto no período das águas. Foram utilizados 30 animais com peso corporal médio inicial de 238,6±21,24kg distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado entre os tratamentos: suplementação mineral e suplementação concentrada (1,0kg/animal, 30% PB) com 0; 33; 66 e 100% de GB em substituição ao milho. O fornecimento de suplementos proteico-energéticos proporcionou maior ganho médio diário (GMD) e peso corporal (PC) final em relação aos que receberam suplementação mineral. O incremento no GMD foi em média de 0,200 kg por dia. Não houve efeito dos níveis de substituição do milho sobre o GMD cujos ganhos foram de 0,817; 1,042; 1,064 e 1,005, respectivamente, para os níveis 0, 33, 66 e 100%. O fornecimento de 1,0kg de suplementos proteico-energéticos contendo 30% de proteína bruta melhorou o desempenho de bovinos de corte a pasto no período das águas, reduzindo o tempo de ocupação da pastagem quando comparado com animais que recebem apenas suplementação mineral. Pode-se substituir 100% do milho pela GB sem que haja queda no desempenho dos animais sendo que a substituição de até 66% do milho pela GB mostrou-se economicamente viável.</p>