I heard of someone doing it this week, actually. Ask Timorcoco about it. I wouldn't have thought the residual methanol would be much good for their vision among other things and the caustic could also be a bit rough on the digestive tract!
Anyone had any experience feeding glycerine to cattle?
I heard of someone doing it this week, actually. Ask Timorcoco about it. I wouldn't have thought the residual methanol would be much good for their vision among other things and the caustic could also be a bit rough on the digestive tract!
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3DB,
Most mammals do not have the problems Humans have with methanol.
Tony
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Methanol is often added to aneorobic digesters (biogas plants ) to stimulate the bugs that fart methane. The bugs are
of numerous species, derived from a cows first stomach contents, and enjoy the alcohol.
The studies I've read , easily googled , suggest raw glyc at max 10% of dry weight feed , but ramped up over several weeks.
A mate is trialing a glyc/hay diet on a few cows now , we'll see how they go. They certainly relish the sweet taste !
Timorcoco, long time no see.
Does your friend neutralise the residual caustic?
Tony
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'80 Mercedes 300D. 2 tank conversion [Sold]
'84 Mercedes 300D. 1 tank, no conversion. Replaced engine with rebuilt OM617A turbodiesel engine. Finally had good power. Donor for current Fatmobile coupe. (body parted out and carcass sold for scrap.)
'99 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbodiesel (my darling Wife's car)[sold]
'98 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbodiesel (my car)[sold]
Parts Car C220 1993 SOLD.
'85 Mercedes Benz W123 300CD Turbodiesel single tank using 95% used cooking oil and 5% to 10% misfuel (where someone had filled diesel vehicle with petrol).
'06 Musso Sports Crew Cab. Running on used cooking oil with 5% to 10% misfuel. [Head gasket blew!]
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Hi Tony ,
not neutralising the raw biodiesel glycerol by-product .
I have not read of this for glyc cattle-feeding , which I believe is
common in U.S. factory-farms, where it's used as a replacement for molasses.
But those places are certainly not designed to pamper the inmates.
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