The Use of Castor Meal, a by-Product of the Biodiesel Industry, in a Beef Production System in Tropical Pastures

Matos, Luis Henrique Almeida de; Carvalho, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de; Silva, Robério Rodrigues; Leite, Luiz Carlos; Santos, Stefanie Alvarenga; Conceição, Cinara Peixoto; Santos, Lenon Machado dos; Azevêdo, José Augusto Gomes; Santos, Aracele Vieira; Pina, Douglas dos Santos; Novais, Daiane Lago; Rufino, Luana Marta de Almeida

doi:10.1515/aoas-2017-0044

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“…Different types of seed processing can reduce or eliminate this toxin [128,129]. For instance, it can be detoxified with calcium oxide replacing up to 50% of soybean meal in lambs' diet [127] and reducing the production costs in a beef cattle grazing system [130]. Furthermore, up to 15% non-detoxified CB meal can be used in goat feed [131].…”

Section: Castor Bean Productsmentioning

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Biofuel Production with Castor Bean: A Win–Win Strategy for Marginal Land

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The urgency to reduce resource depletion and waste production is expected to lead to an economy based on renewable resources. Biofuels, for instance, are a great green alternative to fossil fuel, but they are currently derived from edible vegetable oils such as soybean, palm, and sunflower. Concerns have been raised about the social–economic implication and ecological impacts of biodiesel production. Cultivating new lands as biodiesel feedstock rather than food supply, with the consequent increase in food prices, leads to so-called indirect land-use change (ILUC). Establishing bioenergy crops with phytoremediation ability on contaminated soils offers multiple benefits such as improving soil properties and ecosystem services, decreasing soil erosion, and diminishing the dispersion of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) into the environment. Castor bean is an unpalatable, high-biomass plant, and it has been widely demonstrated to possess phytoremediation capability for several PTEs. Castor bean can grow on marginal lands not suitable for food crops, has multiple uses as a raw material, and is already used in biodiesel production. These characteristics make it perfect for sustainable biodiesel production. Linking biofuel production with environmental remediation can be considered a win–win strategy.

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Biofuel Production with Castor Bean: A Win–Win Strategy for Marginal Land

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“…In tropical areas, during periods of drought, producers often supplement animal feed with concentrated feed containing corn to maintain adequate livestock weight gain and meet the market's demand for animal meat (Cardoso et al 2019). However, concentrate supplements are expensive (Matos et al 2018), and causes increases production costs and may have a negative economic impact on animal husbandry (Cardoso et al 2019).…”

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Carcass characteristics and meat quality of goats fed increasing levels of crude glycerin

Gomes

Paula

Carvalho

et al. 2022

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Crude glycerin is a byproduct of the biodiesel industry and has been widely used in ruminant diets as a source of energy, usually in place of corn, primarily during periods of drought in tropical regions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of including levels of the crude glycerin of low purity (0, 6, 12 and 18%) replacing corn in the diets of goats on the carcass characteristics, tissue composition, meat cuts yield and physicochemical parameters of meat. Forty males castrated without defi ned racial pattern goats an initial average weight of 19.70 ± 2.30 kg were slaughtered after 86 days. Diets content 0 and 6% crude glycerin promoted similar responses to the analyzed variables, except for pH and breast weight. No differences were observed to total digestible nutrients, slaughter body weight, commercial cut yield leg tissue composition and physicochemical parameters of meat. Crude glycerin can be included up to 12% without losses on carcass weight and meat cuts, leg composition, and meat quality. The inclusion of crude glycerin containing 63.06% glycerol and 45.57% lipids could be effective in partial replacement of corn in diets for confi ned goats in tropical areas.

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“…Nonetheless, the percentages found in this study were below this limit (3.04, 3.02, 2.88, and 2.88% for the treatments involving 0, 30, 60, and 90% replacement, respectively, on a diet DM basis). Matos et al (2018) found higher intake values, between 0.20 and 0.25 kg animal − 1 day − 1 , in an experiment evaluating the replacement levels of 0, 20, 50, 75, and 100% of SBM with CBM for grazing heifers, but in which the animals were supplemented at 0.5% BW. Even though the values were higher, the decrease in EE intake was evident, which was due to the reduction in the EE content of the total diet as a consequence of the increasing concentrations of CBM replacing SBM.…”

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“…In an effort to increase e ciency and the weight gains of cattle on pasture, many supplementation strategies have been developed, which involve the use of mineral salt and maize-and soybean-based protein-energy supplementation as well as agro-industrial by-products, e.g., castor bean meal (CBM). In the case of by-products, the aim is to reduce supplement costs, as they replace costlier ingredients such as soybean (Matos et al 2018). For Araújo et al (2021), castor bean represents a good alternative in biodiesel production because it does not compete with other crops of importance in human nutrition.…”

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Finishing of grazing crossbred steers supplemented with detoxified castor bean meal (Ricinus communis L.) in the rainy-dry transition period

Melgar,

Silva,

da Silva

et al. 2024

Trop Anim Health Prod

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This study examined different levels of replacement of soybean meal with detoxi ed castor bean meal in the nishing of crossbred steers on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pasture during the rainy-dry transition period. Forty Holstein-Zebu crossbred steers with an average initial weight of 395.93 ± 10 kg were randomly allocated to four treatment groups that were supplemented with concentrate containing different levels of castor bean meal replacing soybean meal (0, 30, 60, or 90%; at 0.4% body weight [BW]).The experimental period was 112 days. A completely randomized experimental design was adopted; with regression analysis conducted using the Statistical and Genetic Analysis System (SAEG). Intake and digestibility of dry matter (DM) and nutrients and animal performance were evaluated. The replacement of soybean meal with castor bean meal did not in uence (P>0.05) the intakes of DM (kg day -1 ), organic matter (OM, kg day -1 ), neutral detergent ber (NDF, kg day -1 and %BW), non-brous carbohydrates (NFC, kg day -1 ), or total digestible nutrients (kg day -1 ). However, the intakes of crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE, kg day -1 ) decreased as the replacement levels were increased (P<0.05). The digestibility of DM, OM, NDF, and EE did not change, whereas CP digestibility decreased linearly and NFC digestibility increased linearly (P<0.05). The replacement levels did not affect (P>0.05) nal live weight, average daily gain, feed conversion, or carcass yield. Detoxi ed castor bean meal can replace up to 90% of soybean meal in the composition of the supplement without compromising the production performance of steers on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pasture during the rainy-dry transition period.

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The Use of Castor Meal, a by-Product of the Biodiesel Industry, in a Beef Production System in Tropical Pastures

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Biofuel Production with Castor Bean: A Win–Win Strategy for Marginal Land

Biofuel Production with Castor Bean: A Win–Win Strategy for Marginal Land

Carcass characteristics and meat quality of goats fed increasing levels of crude glycerin

Finishing of grazing crossbred steers supplemented with detoxified castor bean meal (Ricinus communis L.) in the rainy-dry transition period

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