Research Article

Study of Thermal Energy Production by Combustion of Lard and Diesel Mixtures

Table 2

Summary of the ASNDHC generated per animal species in Spanish slaughterhouses in 2005.

SpeciesNumber of sacrifices (millions)ASNDHC per animal sacrificed (kg animalāˆ’1)ASNDHC Total (Gg)

Bovine 12 months old or less1.53166.25254.70
Bovine over 12 months old1.26260.45328.27
Caprine1.668.0513.39
Equine0.25152.63.86
Ovine20.458.05164.60
Porcine38.0610.79410.72

Total1,175.54