Purified Crude Glycerol Fortification to the Diets of Dairy Cows with Conclusive Impacts: A Review
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By-Product, Energy, Glycogenesis, Lipogenesis, Fermentation, Ruminants, Lactation, PregnancyAbstract
The literature analysis and octennial research carried out in our lab on glycerol, a by-product during biodiesel production, use in dairy cows’ diet provides conclusive inferences on dry matter intake (DMI), nutrient digestibility, energy availability, rumen microbial protein (MBP) production, blood profile, blood metabolites and milk production and milk composition. An adaptation period of 1 week is necessary to adjust dairy cows to the glycerol fortification in the diet. The amount of glycerol fed is also important because of its high energy density. Many of the studies and our results showed that glycerol fortification to the diets either unaffected or marginally improved DMI or other nutritional parameters besides rumen MBP. The increased milk yield could be attributed to the significant increase in blood glucose (P< 0.01) to the maximum physiological limits. Milk fat percent or yield was also increased from the 2nd week of glycerol fortification to the diet of dairy cows in early lactation. Glycerol fortification in the diets of close-up cows in the last 4 weeks was found effective in the reduction of NEFA and BHBA in fresh cows because metabolically absorbed glycerol into the blood is channelized 70% to gluconeogenesis and 30% to triglyceride synthesis. Conclusively we recommend glycerol fortification to the diets of dairy cows in early lactation and close-up cows at the rate of 300 mL or 360 g/d for improved health and milk production.
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