Canola meal is a proven, high-performance protein source for dairy & other ruminants. Research shows canola meal often matches or surpasses soybean meal in milk yield, feed efficiency, and body condition.
Industry experts recognize canola meal for its role in boosting milk production, lowering emissions, and for its ability to reduce feed costs and blend seamlessly with other ingredients like distillers grains and high-forage rations.
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Canola meal adds persistent milk yield throughout lactation – June 2023, Progressive Dairy
A 10-week trial shows new results for canola meal and lactation persistency.
Formulating dairy diets to reduce greenhouse gas – February 2022, Progressive Dairy
Currently available feed ingredients like monensin, fat and canola meal are effective ways to reduce methane emissions from livestock.
Commitment to accuracy: the 2019 canola meal dairy feed guide – February 1, 2020 Industry Voice
Canola meal is a preferred source of protein and amino acids in dairy diets. But what do we know about its nutrient profile? A seven-year study brings clarity.
Canola meal in dairy rations: – July 24, 2020 By Treena Hein
New research explains why use of this high-protein ingredient has increased in many countries. Canola meal is continuing to make inroads into dairy cow rations in many countries, including Canada, the USA, South Africa, Mexico, China and several other Asian countries. This high-protein ingredient is also fed to other livestock, including aquaculture species. In Australia for example, canola meal is now fed to fish, dairy cattle, poultry and to beef cattle in feedlots.
Canola Meal: Too Often Overlooked in Dairy Cattle Nutrition Programs – November 2, 2019 Les Berghorn and Essi Evans
It is not uncommon for published nutrient values for canola meal to be inconsistent with values required for current feed formulation models. Some of the common errors can result in overlooking a valuable commodity.
Dairy cows on canola meal diets may outperform those on soybean meal – May 29, 2019 by Aerin Einstein-Curtis
Dropping prices for protein meals are prompting a comparison of canola and soybean meal, but a feeding trial shows that canola meal may provide more support for high performing dairy cow production and body condition than soybean meal, says researcher.
Canola meal boosts milk performance in dairy cattle trials – November 20, 2018
The trial ration is competitive or even cheaper than the current diet.
New Dairy Trial Shows Value of Canola Meal – October 17, 2018
After participating in a recent field trial where canola meal was fed at high inclusion rates, Shiloh Dairy Manager Gordon Speirs said “Canola contributes to cost-efficient production. We no longer have to source and store expeller soybean meal”
6 reasons to consider canola meal – September 2018 by Essi Evans
When compared against soybean meal, canola meal not only holds its own but often produces measurable advantages in feed efficiency and milk production.
Best practices for feeding canola meal to dairy cows – July 5, 2018 No Particular Author
Research survey evaluates the effects of forage and starch on lactating dairy cow diets with canola meal as the main protein supplement.
The True Value of Feeding Canola Meal – 2018 Timothy Mutsvangwa
Canola meal (CM) is a highly palatable feed ingredient for dairy cows, and it can be included in dairy cow diets up to 20% of dietary dry matter. Cows fed CM as a protein source produce, on average, 1.4 kg/day more milk compared with cows fed other protein sources, and 0.7 kg/d more milk compared with cows fed soybean meal (SBM). Newer research shows that CM has a greater content of ruminally undegradable protein (RUP; bypass protein) than has been previously reported, and CM RUP is at least equal to, if not greater, than that of SBM. Compared to other protein sources like SBM, CM is an excellent source of essential amino acids like methionine and histidine. Although CM contains greater amounts of fibre compared with other protein sources, recent research shows that the energy value of CM is higher than previously thought because the fiber is more digestible and can provide more energy for milk production.
Canola Meal Research Shows an Increase in Milk Production and Feed Cost Savings – December, 2017
At the recent Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop, Kenneth Kalscheur, a prominent dairy nutrition researcher at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, Wisconsin, provided findings on the subject of “Canola Meal vs. Soybean Meal in Dairy Cow Diets.”
Comparison of Feed Proteins for Dairy Cows takes Careful Thought – June 5, 2017 Glen Broderick, Essi Evans and Brittany Dyck
Nutritionists struggle to estimate the value of protein ingredients, and selecting the wrong metric can make a considerable difference to the bottom line.
Canola Meal in Cows’ diet beats the competition – March 23, 2017 By Barb Glen
Tim Mutsvangwa, a professor of ruminant nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan, said cows produce more milk when canola meal is in their diet and it also contains essential amino acids and higher amounts of fibre than other protein sources.
Canola meal edges soybean meal as dairy cow protein source – February, 2016 Glen Broderick
During the past few years, we conducted several feeding trials at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, Wisconsin, comparing the yields of milk and milk components from lactating dairy cows supplemented with either canola meal or soybean meal.
Seven Ways to Ensure Efficient Use of Protein by Dairy Cows – Sept 11, 2015 Brittany Dyck, Carson Callum and Essi Evans
With a better understanding of RUP, ingredient selections can be made to reduce protein overages and reduce nitrogen lost to the environment
Avoid Too Much of a Good Thing: Protein – May 2015 Brittany Dyck and Essi Evans
Dairy producers and nutritionists understand the importance of providing adequate levels of nutrients in dairy cow rations. However, it is possible to provide too much of a good thing, which can lead to some undesirable consequences.
Meeting methionine requirements across livestock species with Canola Meal – January 5, 2015 Industry Voice
Canola meal is a good source of methionine, but feed formulators are often surprised to find the amino acid profile of canola meal is well suited to the needs of poultry and swine
Canola Meal and High-Forage Diets Go Hand and Hand – August 2014 Essi Evans
Higher grain prices in recent years have encouraged dairy producers to consider increasing the amount of forage and byproduct ingredients in rations for lactating dairy cows. Can canola meal be useful with higher forage diets?
Canola Meal and Distillers Grains: A Match Made in Heaven – October 31, 2013 Essi Evans
Distillers grains are often less costly per ton than canola meal. In spite of that fact, many nutritionists find that they must limit the level of inclusion in the diet or else sacrifice milk production. Trials at the University of Saskatchewan and University of California show that canola meal can shore up the value of distillers’ grains
Evaluating Dairy Ration Proteins: When Do They Pay? – Brittany Dyck and Essi Evans
To what extent does that protein ingredient result in production advantages, and do those production advantages outweigh the higher cost of an ingredient?