Research Progress on Nutritional Value of Rapeseed Meal and Its Application in Swine Production
The replacement or partial reduction of soybean meal using unconventional protein resources is the current focus and difficulty of swine industry.Rapeseed meal,a by-product of rapeseed oil extraction,is the second largest plant protein feed resource in the world,and has the advantages of high crude protein content,balanced amino acid profile,high yield and low cost.It has broad application prospects as a protein raw materi-al to replace soybean meal in pig diets.However,its application in swine feed is limited by its presence of anti-nutritional factors.This review firstly introduced the nutritional value of rapeseed meal and the biological meth-ods of improving the feeding value of rapeseed meal,and then we summarized the research and application pro-gress of rapeseed meal in swine production.This review can provide reference for the substitution or partial re-duction of soybean meal usage in swine feed.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(1):86-97]
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