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Anyone had any experience feeding glycerine to cattle?
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Re: 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!3DB
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Re: feeding glycerine to cattle
3DB,
Most mammals do not have the problems Humans have with methanol.
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Re: feeding glycerine to cattle
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 !Comment
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Re: feeding glycerine to cattle
Timorcoco, long time no see.
Does your friend neutralise the residual caustic?
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'06 Musso Sports 4X4 Manual Crew Cab tray back.
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'90 Mazda Capella. (2000 - 2003) My first Fatmobile. Converted to fun on veggie oil with a 2 tank setup.
'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. Engine donor for W123 coupe. (body parted out and carcass sold for scrap.)
'85 Mercedes Benz W123 300CD Turbodiesel
'99 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbodiesel (my darling Wife's car)[sold]
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'06 Musso Sports Crew Cab well body. [Head gasket blew!]
'04 Rexton SUV 2.9L Turbodiesel same as Musso - Our Family car.
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Re: feeding glycerine to cattle
Originally posted by Tony From West Oz View Post
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.Comment
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