Strategically blended high fat pellets for pregnant beef cows derived from by-product feeds using flax or canola as a fat source

该项目是SK威尔基的中西部制粒公司、萨斯喀彻温大学和西部牛肉发展中心之间的合作成果，旨在利用劣质油菜或亚麻作为脂肪来源，开发从谷物、豆类和油籽部门的副产品中提取的战略性混合饲料产品。该研究将显示饲喂颗粒状高脂肪饲料产品对越冬怀孕肉牛的价值，以及产犊后犊牛的后续效益（即发病率和死亡率、出生体重、生长、胴体质量）。为越冬的怀孕肉牛开发高脂肪饲料产品将成为中西部制粒有限公司产品线的基础。此外，研究结果将提供给更广泛的饲料工业吸收。该项目将为加拿大西部的牛肉生产商提供替代的、成本更低的越冬奶牛饲料，并有可能提高小牛的存活率和生长速度。通过帮助控制不断上涨的饲料价格，该项目将有助于加拿大牛肉行业的整体健康。同样，通过增加粮食和油籽加工部门的副产品的价值，该项目将提高几个与农业有关的加工部门的生存能力，包括油菜籽、乙醇、燕麦、豆类和谷物清洗。因此，该项目将增加农村经济的价值。该项目对饲料、粮食和油籽行业的重要性得到了包括中西部制粒有限公司和西部粮食研究基金会在内的行业的财政支持，这一事实证明了这一点。

This project is a collaborative effort between West Central Pelleting of Wilkie, SK, the University of Saskatchewan and Western Beef Development Centre and is designed to develop strategically blended feed products derived from by-products of the grain, pulse and oilseed sectors using off-grade canola or flax as fat sources. The research will show the value of feeding pelleted high fat feed products to over-wintering pregnant beef cows and the subsequent benefit on their calves following calving (i.e. morbidity and mortality; birth weights, growth, carcass quality). Development of high fat feed products for over-wintering pregnant beef cows will form the basis of a product line for West Central Pelleting Ltd. As well the results will be available to the wider feed industry for uptake. The project will provide western Canadian beef producers with alternative, lower cost feed alternatives for over-wintering cows and potentially enhance calf survivability and growth. By helping to control rising feed prices, this project will contribute to the overall health of the Canadian beef industry. Similarly, by adding value to by-products of the grain and oilseed processing sectors, the project will enhance the viability of several agricultural related processing sectors including canola, ethanol, oat, pulse and grain cleaning. As such the project will add value to the rural economy. The importance of this project to the feed, grain and oil seed sectors is evidenced by the fact that it has received financial support from industry including West Central Pelleting Ltd. and the Western Grains Research Foundation.