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Effect of crude glycerol on pellet mill production and nursery pig growth performance
C N Groesbeck1, L J McKinney, J M Derouchey
1Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-5601, USA.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of diets containing crude glycerol on pellet mill production efficiency and nursery pig growth performance. In a pilot study, increasing crude glycerol (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15%) in a corn-soybean meal diet was evaluated for pellet mill production efficiency. All diets were steam conditioned to 65.5 degrees C and pelleted through a pellet mill equipped with a die that had an effective thickness of 31.8 mm and holes 3.96 mm in diameter. Each diet was replicated by manufacturing a new batch of feed 3 times. Increasing crude glycerol increased both the standard (linear and quadratic, P < 0.01) and modified (linear, P < 0.01; quadratic, P
