Experimental feeding trial demonstrates that steam-ammonia treatment improves available lysine and feeding value of canola meal in chicks, suggesting safe enhancement of poultry feed.
The effects of sparging low glucosinolate-type rapeseed meal (Canola meal) with ammonia, in the absence or presence of steam, on its amino acid composition and feeding value for chicks were studied. Sparging treatments had no effects on the amino acid contents of the meals nor were thyroid size or the growth of chicks affected adversely when the variously treated meals were included in diets for chicks at the 20% level. Sparging with steam appeared to increase the available lysine content of the meal and improve its feeding value for chicks.
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