Canola meal for dairy cows including meta-analyses

July 2025

Explore research on canola meal for dairy cows, including key meta-analyses.

Research:

Evans, E. and Wood, B., 2023. Journal of Advanced Dairy Research, 11, p.625. Canola Meal as a Feed Ingredient for Lactating Dairy Cows.
https://www.canolacouncil.org/canolamazing/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/canola-meal-as-a-feed-ingredient-for-lactating-dairy-cows-a-review.pdf

Heim, R. and Krebs, G., 2020. Utilisation of canola meal as protein source in dairy cow diets: a review. Agriculture and Natural Resources54(6), pp.623-632. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/248673

GÓRKA, P. and Penner, G.B., 2020. Rapeseed and canola meal as protein sources in starter diets for calves: current knowledge and directions of future studies. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi67(3), pp.313-321. http://vetjournal.ankara.edu.tr/en/download/article-file/1032037

Paula, E.M., da Silva, L.G., Brandao, V.L.N., Dai, X. and Faciola, A.P., 2019. Feeding canola, camelina, and carinata meals to ruminants.  Animals9(10), p.704. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/10/704

Martineau, R., Ouellet, D.R. and Lapierre, H., 2019. Does blending canola meal with other protein sources improve production responses in lactating dairy cows? A multilevel mixed-effects meta-analysis. Journal of dairy science, 102(6), pp.5066-5078.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030219302887

Kalscheur, K.F. and Moore, S.A.E. 2017, Canola meal versus soybean meal in dairy cow diets.Proc. Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop. pp. 103-107 (29) https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5919/98a892cabdac7f98891638ba26b7ecbdd46b.pdf

Kalscheur, K.F and Moore, S.A. E. 2018. Canola meal, a proven advantage in various diet formulations. Proc. Four State Dairy Nutrition Conference. pp. 141-144 (30) http://canolamazing.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/18_4state_proceedings-25Kalscheur.pdf

Martineau, R., Ouellet, D.R. and Lapierre, H., 2013. Feeding canola meal to dairy cows: A meta-analysis on lactational responses. Journal of Dairy Science, 96(3), pp.1701-1714.(35) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030213000118

Martineau, R., Ouellet, D.R. and Lapierre, H., 2014. The effect of feeding canola meal on concentrations of plasma amino acids. Journal of Dairy Science, 97(3), pp.1603-1610.(36) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030214000290

Martineau, R., Ouellet, D.R. and Lapierre, H., 2019. Does blending canola meal with other protein sources improve production responses in lactating dairy cows? A multilevel mixed-effects meta-analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(6), pp.5066-5078.(37) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030219302887

Huhtanen, P., Hetta, M. and Swensson, C., 2011. Evaluation of canola meal as a protein supplement for dairy cows: A review and a meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 91(4), pp.529-543. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.4141/cjas2011-029#.XyAvfp5KiUk

 

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