Performance of Grower Pigs Fed Mustard Meal and Canola Meal Diets

By R.T. Zijlstra and J.F. Patience, Prairie Swine Center and D.R. Hickling, Canola Council of Canada, Winnipeg - A sample of either mustard meal (Brassica juncea) or regular canola meal was included at 15% in diets fed to grower pigs for 28 days. Pigs fed mustard meal tended to have a 5% better growth performance and had a 2.5%-unit better feed efficiency and an equal feed intake than pigs fed canola meal.
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