Glicerina associada à ureia na terminação de bovinos: parâmetros ruminais, digestibilidade e massa microbiana / Glycerin associated with urea in finishing cattle: ruminal fermentation, digestibility and microbial mass

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar a combinação de glicerina com ureia, quanto aos parâmetros ruminais, à digestibilidade e à qualidade da massa microbiana. O trabalho foi conduzido na Unidade Animal de Estudos Digestivos e Metabólicos, pertencente à Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-FCAV/Unesp, Câmpus de Jaboticabal. Seis animais da raça Nelore providos de cânulas ruminais foram utilizados para verificar os parâmetros pH, nitrogênio amoniacal, a digestibilidade e a massa microbiana, distribuídos em quadrado latino 6x6. Seis dietas com energia metabolizável e proteína bruta semelhantes foram formuladas, utilizando-se a proporção volumoso:concentrado de 30:70. O volumoso utilizado foi silagem de milho. Os concentrados utilizados foram compostos por milho, casca de soja, farelo de girassol, glicerina e ureia. Os tratamentos foram: C = controle; U = 1% de ureia; G10 = 10% de glicerina; GU10 = 1% de ureia e 10% de glicerina, G20 = 20% de glicerina e GU20 = 20% de glicerina e 1% de ureia. Houve influência das dietas no crescimento dos microrganismos ruminais, no pH e no nitrogênio amoniacal. Dietas com 20% de glicerina na matéria seca da dieta diminuem a população de protozoários ruminais. A inclusão de glicerina diminui a digestibilidade de componentes fibrosos da dieta.(AU)

The aim of this research was to investigate the combination of glycerol with urea as the ruminal parameters, digestibility and quality of microbial mass. The work was conducted at the Animal Unit of Digestive and Metabolic Studies belonging to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinárias-FCAV/Unesp campus Jaboticabal. Six animals fitted with rumen cannulas Nellore were used to verify the parameters pH, ammonia nitrogen, digestibility, and microbial mass distributed in a 6x6 Latin square. Six diets with similar metabolizable energy and crude protein were formulated using the forage:concentrate ratio of 30:70. The roughage used was corn silage. The concentrates used were composed of corn, soybean hulls, sunflower meal, glycerin and urea. The treatments were: C = control, U = 1 % urea, G10 = 10 % glycerin, GU10 = 1 % urea and 10 % glycerol, G20 = 20 % glycerin and GU20 = 20 % glycerin and 1 % urea. Diets with glycerin had lower digestibility of NDF and hemicellulose. There was no influence of diets on the growth of rumen microorganisms, pH and ammonia nitrogen. Diets with 20 % glycerin in the diet dry matter decrease the population of rumen protozoa. The addition of glycerol decreases the digestibility of fibrous components of the diet.(AU)

Carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore cattle fed different non-fiber carbohydrates sources associated with crude glycerin.

Crude glycerin, a potential energy source for ruminant animals, has been evaluated, mainly, in diets with high starch content. However, a limit number of studies have evaluated the inclusion of crude glycerin in low starch diets. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the association of crude glycerin with corn grain or citrus pulp on carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore bulls (n=30, 402±31 kg initial weight). The treatment consisted of: CON=control, without crude glycerin; CG10=10% of crude glycerin and corn grain; CG15=15% of crude glycerin and corn grain; CP10=10% of crude glycerin and citrus pulp; CP15=15% of crude glycerin and citrus pulp. The performance parameters and carcass traits were not affected by treatments (P>0.05). The inclusion of crude glycerin decreased yellow color intensity and increased fatty acids pentadecanoic and heptadecenoic in meat (P<0.05), without affecting neither the concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids nor the relationship of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The association of crude glycerin with corn or citrus pulp has no adverse effects on carcass characteristics and meat quality.

Carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs fed high concentrations of crude glycerin in low-starch diets.

In this study, we evaluated the effects of total corn replacement with crude glycerin on carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot lambs fed high-concentrate diets with low starch. Forty non-castrated Santa Ines lambs (23.5 ± 3.56 kg BW) were assigned to a randomized complete block design with five dietary treatments: 0%, 7.5%, 15%, 22.5%, or 30% crude glycerin, replacing corn. Animals were slaughtered at a BW of 38 kg after 72 ± 20 days. The addition of up to 30% crude glycerin reduced carcass weight and yield (P ≤ 0.02). Odd-chain fatty acids, oleic, palmitoleic, total unsaturated, and monounsaturated fatty acids were increased (P ≤ 0.01) while CLA tended to increase in glycerin-fed lambs (P = 0.06). Crude glycerin decreased stearic, palmitic, transvaccenic, total saturated fatty acids, and atherogenicity index (P < 0.01). High concentrations of crude glycerin in low-starch diets reduced carcass weights, nevertheless improved meat quality by increasing unsaturated and odd-chain fatty acid contents.

Effects of high concentrations of dietary crude glycerin on dairy cow productivity and milk quality.

An increasing worldwide interest in alternative fuel sources and in a more diversified energy matrix has provided incentives for the biodiesel industry, generating large amounts of the by-product crude glycerin, a potential alternative feed for dairy cows. A replicated 3×3 Latin square study was conducted to evaluate the effects of high concentrations of crude glycerin on dry matter intake, milk yield and composition, milk fatty acid profile, and blood metabolites of medium-yield cows. Ruminally cannulated Holstein cows (n=6; 587 ± 39 kg of body weight; 114 ± 29 d in milk; and 20 ± 1.5 kg/d milk yield) were used in the study. The experimental period included 2 wk for adaptation and 1 wk for data collection. Cows were fed diets containing 0 (control), 15, or 30% crude glycerin (83% glycerol). Cows were milked, milk weights were recorded twice daily, and milk samples were collected for milk quality analyses at d 18 and 19 in each experimental period. Feeding cows with crude glycerin linearly decreased dry-matter intake, the 3.5% fat-corrected milk, and the solid-corrected milk yield. Hepatic enzymes were not affected by dietary treatments, except gamma-glutamyl transferase, which was decreased with the 15% crude glycerin diet. Serum glucose and albumin showed quadratic effect with increasing inclusion of crude glycerin. Plasma cholesterol as well as total protein linearly decreased with increasing inclusion of crude glycerin. Milk fat concentration and yield showed a quadratic effect of treatments. Solid yield decreased linearly with increasing inclusion of crude glycerin. Odd-chain fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid in milk fat linearly increased with addition of crude glycerin in the diets. Together, these results suggest that crude glycerin has potential to replace corn; however, feeding diets in which corn is replaced with crude glycerin at 30% of dietary DM greatly reduces animal performance.

A utilização de glicerina em dietas para bovinos altera a microbiota ruminal / The use of glycerin in cattle diets alter the rumen microflora

Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar a produção e composição das bactérias e protozoários ruminais de bovinos alimentados com glicerina. Cinco bovinos machos, providos de cânulas ruminais, foram distribuídos em delineamento experimental quadrado latino (5 x 5). As dietas foram formuladas com a inclusão de 0, 5, 10, 15 e 20% de glicerina na matéria seca (MS). Foram colhidas amostras de conteúdo ruminal nos tempos 0, 2, 5 e 8 horas após a alimentação e, em seguida, separaram-se as frações sólida e líquida para determinação das bactérias líquido-associadas (BLA), protozoários líquido-associados (PLA) e bactérias sólido-aderidas (BSA). Com o acréscimo da concentração de glicerina na dieta, houve redução linear na produção de MS das BLA e PLA (P<0,05). No tratamento sem inclusão de glicerina, as quantidades de MS foram de 1.048,5 e 2.199,5 mg/L para BLA e PLA, respectivamente, enquanto no tratamento com 20% de glicerina foram, respectivamente, 756,9 e 1.619,9 mg/L para BLA e PLA. Além disso, houve redução nos teores de matéria orgânica (MO) e aumento linear do teor de nitrogênio (N) das BLA com o aumento da concentração de glicerina na dieta. A composição dos protozoários não foi alterada em função dos tratamentos (em média 47,3% MO e 7,2% N). A produção das BSA não foi alterada (P>0,05) com o incremento da glicerina na dieta, e os valores médios para as quantidades de MS, MO e N foram, respectivamente, 3.131,0; 2.463,1 e 294,2mg/kg. Houve aumento linear no teor de N das BSA de 10,8 para 11,3% nos tratamentos com 0 e 20% de glicerina, respectivamente. Não foi verificado efeito do tempo de colheita para as BSA, ao passo que, para as BLA, ocorreu redução na produção de MO e nos teores de MO e N. A utilização de altas concentrações de glicerina na dieta de bovinos necessita de maiores estudos, pois há alteração da produção e composição dos microrganismos ruminais...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the production and composition of ruminal bacteria and protozoa in cattle fed with glycerin. Five steers, provided with ruminal cannulas, were distributed in a latin square design (5 x 5). Diets were formulated to contain 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of glycerin on dry matter (DM) basis. Rumen content samples were collected at 0, 2, 5 and 8 hours after feeding that were separated in solid and liquid phases to determine the amount of liquid associated bacteria (LAB), liquid associated protozoa (LAP) and particle-associated bacteria (PAB). With the increase of glycerin concentration in the diet there was a linear reduction in DM production of LAB and LAP (P<0.05). In the treatment without glycerin the amount of DM was 1048.5 and 2199.5 mg/L for LAB and LAP respectively, while in the treatment with 20% of glycerin it was respectively 756.9 and 1619.9 mg/L for LAB and LAP. Furthermore, there was a reduction in the content of organic matter (OM) and a linear increase in nitrogen (N) of LAB with increasing concentration of glycerin in the diet. The composition of protozoa was not altered by the treatments (average 47.3% OM and 7.2% N). The production of PAB was not affected (P>0.05) by the increasing dietary glycerin and mean values for the quantities of DM, OM and N were respectively 3131.0, 2463.1 and 294.2 mg/kg. There was a linear increase in N content of PAB from 10.8 to 11.3% for treatments with 0 and 20% of glycerin respectively. There was no effect on harvest time for PAB, while for LAB there was reduction in OM production and in OM and N contents. The use of high concentrations of glycerin in the cattle diet requires further study, because there are changes in the production and composition of rumen microorganisms...