Optimum inclusion levels of canola meal in swine diets

May 2025

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Liu, W.C., Zhou, S.H., Kim, Y.M., Lee, S.I., Pang, H.Y. and Kim, I.H., 2019. Impacts of rapeseed meal, canola meal and their mixture substitute for soybean meal on performance of lactating sows and their offspring. Indian Journal of Animal Research53(1), pp.124-128. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijar1&volume=53&issue=1&article=026https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377840117305357

Smit, M.N., Landero, J.L., Young, M.G. and Beltranena, E., 2018. Effects of feeding canola meal or soy expeller at two dietary net energy levels on growth performance, dressing and carcass characteristics of barrows and gilts.Animal Feed Science and Technology235, pp.166-176. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377840117305357

Liu, Y., Oliveira, M.S. and Stein, H.H., 2018. Canola meal produced from high-protein or conventional varieties of canola seeds may substitute soybean meal in diets for gestating and lactating sows without compromising sow or litter productivity.   Journal of animal science96(12), pp.5179-5187. https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/96/12/5179/5089988

Landero, J.L., Wang, L.F., Beltranena, E., Bench, C.J. and Zijlstra, R.T., 2018. Feed preference of weaned pigs fed diets containing soybean meal, Brassica napus canola meal, or Brassica juncea canola meal. Journal of Animal Science, 96(2), pp.600-611. https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/96/2/600/4827736

Sanjayan, N., Heo, J.M. and Nyachoti, C.M., 2014. Nutrient digestibility and growth performance of pigs fed diets with different levels of canola meal from Brassica napus black and Brassica juncea yellow. Journal of Animal Science, 92(9), pp.3895-3905. https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/92/9/3895/4702280

Velayudhan, D.E., Hossain, M.M., Regassa, A. and Nyachoti, C.M., 2018. Effect of canola meal inclusion as a major protein source in gestation and lactation sow diets with or without enzymes on reproductive performance, milk composition, fecal bacterial profile and nutrient digestibility. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 241, pp.141-150. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840118302013

Wang, L.F., Beltranena, E. and Zijlstra, R.T., 2017. Diet nutrient digestibility and growth performance of weaned pigs fed Brassica napus canola meal varying in nutritive quality. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 223, pp.90-98.(21) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840116305818

Liu, Y., Oliveira, M.S. and Stein, H.H., 2018. Canola meal produced from high-protein or conventional varieties of canola seeds may substitute soybean meal in diets for gestating and lactating sows without compromising sow or litter productivity. Journal of Animal Science, 96(12), pp.5179-5187. https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/96/12/5179/5089988

Smit, M.N., Seneviratne, R.W., Young, M.G., Lanz, G., Zijlstra, R.T. and Beltranena, E., 2014. Feeding increasing inclusions of canola meal with distillers dried grains and solubles to growing-finishing barrows and gilts. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 189, pp.107-116. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840114000121

Zhou, X., Beltranena, E. and Zijlstra, R.T., 2016. Effects of feeding canola press-cake on diet nutrient digestibility and growth performance of weaned pigs. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 211, pp.208-215. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840115300754

Zhou, X., Young, M.G., Zamora, V., Zijlstra, R.T. and Beltranena, E., 2014. Feeding increasing dietary inclusions of extruded Brassica juncea canola expeller-pressed cake on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and jowl fatty acids of growing-finishing pigs. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 94(2), pp.331-342. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.4141/CJAS2013-198#.XyAr8J5KiUk

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