Implications of the use of glycerin on fed of finishing pigs: review

Authors

  • Anderson Corassa
  • Rafaeli Gonçalves Leite
  • Daniela Rocha da Silva
  • Tatiane Izabel Silva dos Santos
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Keywords:

coproducts, metabolism, glycerol, performance.

Abstract

Brazilian pig production has been highlighted worldwide, currently the country has occupied the fourth place both in production and export of pork. The the Brazilian governmen has required the addition of 7% biodiesel in fossil diesel, this requirement also increased the amount of glycerin which is a byproduct from production of biodiesel by transesterification. Glycerin has interesting nutritional characteristics for animal feed, and reduce the cost of diets to have energy value similar to corn. For each 90 m3 of biodiesel produced by transesterification of vegetable oils are generated 10 m3 of glycerin. Glycerol is a nutritional component of dietary fat (triglycerides) in the diet can be absorbed as monoglycerides constituent after a partial hydrolysis of triglycerides. In general metabolism, glycerol plays a vital role, with important structural component of triglycerides and phospholipids. The variability of the components of glycerin as glycerol and sodium content are parameters that are not considered may limit its use in animal feed. Studies of the use of glycerin in feeding finishing pigs indicate that the ingredient does not compromise the performance of animals nor carcass characteristics and meat quality, some studies showed improvement in meat water retention capacity.

qualidade de carne, alguns estudos apresentou melhoria na capacidade de retenção de água da carne.

 

Published

05-04-2017

How to Cite

CORASSA, A.; LEITE, R. G.; SILVA, D. R. da; SANTOS, T. I. S. dos. Implications of the use of glycerin on fed of finishing pigs: review. Scientia Agraria Paranaensis, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 1, p. 13–20, 2017. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/14372. Acesso em: 30 may. 2025.

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