Canola meal in pig diets: inroads around the world

Because canola meal is high in protein and acreage of the crop has increased in Europe, Canada, the US and Australia, the feed ingredient has made strong inroads into the diets of many livestock species, especially dairy cattle and swine. Taking a look back at the history of canola meal use, Dr Rex Newkirk notes that decades ago it contained enough glucosinolates to cause feed intake concerns, but breeding of the crop has reduced the level to almost nothing. According to Newkirk, who is associa