Glycerol, a liquid with potential

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. Increased number of research papers show and increased ADG in pigs, but inclusion levels should not be too high. By Emmy Koeleman Glycerol (sometimes also called glycerin) was recently tested as a pig feed ingredient by a research team in Northern Ireland. They concluded that inco