Nutritive Value of Canola Meal and Full-Fat Canola Seeds in Swine

Researcher:

Dr. Pascal Leterme, C. Montoya and P. Kish, Prairie Swine Centre Inc., Saskatoon, SK

Project Code:

CUP-SCDC-11/05-02

Final Report:

2006

Summary:

Canola meal (CM) is used in animal nutrition but has to compete with other protein sources, and is currently not used to full potential in swine nutrition. The objectives of this project were to determine the digestible (DE) and net energy (NE) content of CM and full-fat canola seeds (FFCS) in growing pigs and adult sows, and to provide nutritional information in which nutritionists have a high degree of confidence. Researchers concluded that inclusion rates in a pig diet could be as high as 15% of CM and 10% of FFCS without any risk for growth rate.