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Effect of rapeseed variety on the chemical composition and predicted amino acid availability for poultry of rapeseed meal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

C. Rymer  and
D.I. Givens
C. Rymer*
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
D.I. Givens
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
*
E-mail: c.rymer@reading.ac.uk
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One of the richest sources of commercially available home grow protein is rapeseed meal (RSM), but its inclusion in livestock diets is approximately half that of soyabean meal (SBM, DEFRA statistics). Compared with SBM, both protein content and quality in RSM is inferior, but it is possible that particular varieties of rapeseed, together with an appropriate protocol for the extraction and subsequent treatment of rapeseed meal, may reduce the difference in the nutritive value of RSM and SBM. This would make the inclusion of larger amounts of RSM in livestock diets more attractive. The objective of this experiment was to determine how great the variation in the chemical composition and predicted amino acid availability for poultry of RSM was when prepared from modern UK varieties of rapeseed.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 56
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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