Rapeseed meal / Canola meal

RAPESEED MEAL / CANOLA MEAL

  • It contains low protein content than soybean meal with balanced essential amino acids.
  • It also contain 14% fibre with low ME.
  • It has favourable calcium phosphorus ratio.
  • Rapeseed meal contains tannins and consequently lowers the digestibility
  • Presence of glucosinolates accompanied by thioglucosidase (myrosinase) may lead to goiter and liver and kidney dysfunction in some animals.
  • Canadian produced a variety of rapeseed, which is also referred as canola, and hence meal derived from canola is referred as Canola meal.
  • Canola meal is low in glucosinates and warrants lysine supplementation.

 

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  • Favourable calcium phosphorus ratio.
  • Tannins reduces digestibility.
  • Goitrogenic.

 


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