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Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of Almond Hulls from Two Almond Varieties and Influence of Including Almond Hulls in the Diet on In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation and Methane Production

Publicated to: Vet Sci. 11 (6): 242- - 2024-06-01 11(6), DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11060242

Authors:

Recalde, Adriana; Evan, Trinidad de; Fernandez, Carlos; Roldan, Rafael A; Lopez-Feria, Silvia; Carro, Maria Dolores
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Dept I D i Dcoop SCA, CA,Carretera Cordoba S N, Antequera 29200, Spain - Author
Grp Prado, Avda Cervantes 6, Cordoba 14008, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Prod Agr, ETSIAAB, Ciudad Univ, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Ciencia & Tecnol Anim, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Simple Summary Almond hull (AH) is a by-product of almond production that can be used in ruminant feeding, but their composition is variable and needs further characterization. We observed that there were significant differences in chemical composition and nutritional value of samples of AH from two varieties, with AH from Guara variety having more energy and protein than those from Soleta variety in samples collected in two different almond campaigns in the South of Spain. Moreover, harvesting year affected the chemical composition and nutritive value of AH, making necessary their chemical analysis before being used as feed in the practice. In addition, we conducted in vitro trials to investigate the effects of including increasing amounts of AH in diets for dairy ruminants on diet degradability and methane production. Methane is a greenhouse gas with high warming potential that is produced during feed fermentation in the rumen. The results indicate that dried AH can replace up to 16% of conventional feed ingredients in diets for dairy ruminants, but methane production was not reduced. In conclusion, the tested AH can be used as alternative feed for ruminants, although this by-product does not contain antimethanogenic compounds.Abstract Almond hulls (AH) are frequently used in dairy ruminant feeding, but information on variability of their nutritive value and their potential effects on CH4 production is still scarce. The influence of almond variety (Guara vs. Soleta) on chemical composition and energy value of AH was investigated using 10 samples per variety collected in 2 consecutive years. Guara-AH had greater (p
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Keywords

Almond hullsDegradationEnergyGas productionGrowtIn vitroMethanMethaneProteinRumen fermentationRuminal fermentation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Vet Sci due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 30/170, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Veterinary Sciences.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 4
  • Europe PMC: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 15 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RECALDE GARCETE, ADRIANA) and Last Author (CARRO TRAVIESO, MARIA DOLORES).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CARRO TRAVIESO, MARIA DOLORES.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This research was funded by DEALMALTEA (Valoracion de la capota de almendra paraalimentacion animal) Project, funded by Spanish CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology; Grants IDI-20191250 and IDI-20191251, and co-funded by FEDER (European Regiona lDevelopment Fund) of the European Union through the Spanish Programa Operativo Plurirregional 2014-2020.
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