The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets

A total of 450 day-old straight-run Ross 308 broiler chickens were offered nine dietary regimes where canola products primarily replaced soybean meal at varying levels in iso-energetic diets with balanced amino acid profiles. Each of the nine dietary treatments was offered to ten replicate cages, wi...

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Main Authors: Milan Kandel, Shemil P. Macelline, Mehdi Toghyani, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu
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Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
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author Milan Kandel
Shemil P. Macelline
Mehdi Toghyani
Peter H. Selle
Sonia Y. Liu
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Sonia Y. Liu
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description A total of 450 day-old straight-run Ross 308 broiler chickens were offered nine dietary regimes where canola products primarily replaced soybean meal at varying levels in iso-energetic diets with balanced amino acid profiles. Each of the nine dietary treatments was offered to ten replicate cages, with five birds per cage from 1 to 42 days post-hatch. During the starter period (1-10 d), there was no significant dietary impact on feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P > 0.05) and transition of canola product inclusion from 0 to 50 g/kg did not influence weight gain but transition from 50 to 100 g/kg depressed weight gain by 2.17 % (317 versus 323 g/kg, P = 0.049). From 1-24, 1-35 and 1-42 days post-hatch, canola products inclusions depressed feed intake and weight gain (P > 0.05) compared to canola products-free diet. Dietary treatments did not influence FCR for 1-42 days post-hatch. Based on pair-wise comparisons diets containing the highest canola product inclusions (Treatment 9) reduced feed intake by 6.90 % (5673 vs. 5281 g/bird, P = 0.011) and body weight gain (BWG) by 7.11 % (3727 vs. 3462 g/bird, P = 0.004) compared to canola product-free diet. Negative correlations between feed intake and pellet durability index (PDI) were detected in the finisher (r = -0.887, P = 0.001) and withdrawal phases (r = -0.869, P = 0.002). Dietary treatments did not influence carcass traits (P > 0.05). Apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen retention, and AMEn were not affected by dietary treatments. However, diets with canola products exhibited a lower AME:GE ratio compared to canola-free diets (P = 0.045). There were no significant differences in apparent starch and protein digestibility coefficients in the distal jejunum and distal ileum (P > 0.05). In conclusion, since there were no significant changes in FCR and nutrient digestibility coefficients with the inclusion of canola products, it is fair to argue that depression of growth performance in broiler chicken offered diets containing high inclusion rates of canola products is likely due to a reduction in feed intake.
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spelling doaj-art-88a6457e64614652ad7cc4f2aa8e5cfd2025-08-20T01:51:44ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912025-05-01104510501710.1016/j.psj.2025.105017The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler dietsMilan Kandel0Shemil P. Macelline1Mehdi Toghyani2Peter H. Selle3Sonia Y. Liu4School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia; Poultry Research Foundation, The University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia; Poultry Research Foundation, The University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia; Poultry Research Foundation, The University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia; Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia; Poultry Research Foundation, The University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, Australia; Corresponding author at: The University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, Australia.A total of 450 day-old straight-run Ross 308 broiler chickens were offered nine dietary regimes where canola products primarily replaced soybean meal at varying levels in iso-energetic diets with balanced amino acid profiles. Each of the nine dietary treatments was offered to ten replicate cages, with five birds per cage from 1 to 42 days post-hatch. During the starter period (1-10 d), there was no significant dietary impact on feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P > 0.05) and transition of canola product inclusion from 0 to 50 g/kg did not influence weight gain but transition from 50 to 100 g/kg depressed weight gain by 2.17 % (317 versus 323 g/kg, P = 0.049). From 1-24, 1-35 and 1-42 days post-hatch, canola products inclusions depressed feed intake and weight gain (P > 0.05) compared to canola products-free diet. Dietary treatments did not influence FCR for 1-42 days post-hatch. Based on pair-wise comparisons diets containing the highest canola product inclusions (Treatment 9) reduced feed intake by 6.90 % (5673 vs. 5281 g/bird, P = 0.011) and body weight gain (BWG) by 7.11 % (3727 vs. 3462 g/bird, P = 0.004) compared to canola product-free diet. Negative correlations between feed intake and pellet durability index (PDI) were detected in the finisher (r = -0.887, P = 0.001) and withdrawal phases (r = -0.869, P = 0.002). Dietary treatments did not influence carcass traits (P > 0.05). Apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen retention, and AMEn were not affected by dietary treatments. However, diets with canola products exhibited a lower AME:GE ratio compared to canola-free diets (P = 0.045). There were no significant differences in apparent starch and protein digestibility coefficients in the distal jejunum and distal ileum (P > 0.05). In conclusion, since there were no significant changes in FCR and nutrient digestibility coefficients with the inclusion of canola products, it is fair to argue that depression of growth performance in broiler chicken offered diets containing high inclusion rates of canola products is likely due to a reduction in feed intake.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125002561DigestibilityComplete replacementCanola mealGrowth
spellingShingle Milan Kandel
Shemil P. Macelline
Mehdi Toghyani
Peter H. Selle
Sonia Y. Liu
The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
Poultry Science
Digestibility
Complete replacement
Canola meal
Growth
title The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
title_full The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
title_fullStr The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
title_full_unstemmed The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
title_short The impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
title_sort impact of canola meal and canola seed inclusions in broiler diets
topic Digestibility
Complete replacement
Canola meal
Growth
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125002561
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