Glycerol tested as a pig feed ingredient
Thursday 04 February 2010
RECENT research in Northern Ireland indicates that including glycerol in finishing pig diets increases the number of feeder visits per day.
The trials, which were carried out by Dr Elizabeth Ball, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, tested the effects of glycerol inclusion in finishing pig diets on performance and meat quality.
Cereal grains
Glycerol is a by-product of biofuel production and it may be used as an energy source in diets for pigs but there is limited research on its optimum level of inclusion or on the effect of performance and meat quality.
Cereal grains
Glycerol is a by-product of biofuel production and it may be used as an energy source in diets for pigs but there is limited research on its optimum level of inclusion or on the effect of performance and meat quality.
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