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

该项目是由密苏里州威尔基的West Central Pellting、萨斯喀彻温省大学和西部牛肉开发中心共同努力的，旨在开发以低等级油菜籽或亚麻为脂肪来源的谷物、豆类和油籽行业副产品的战略性混合饲料产品。这项研究将显示给越冬怀孕的肉牛饲喂颗粒高脂肪饲料产品的价值以及产犊后对其小牛的后续益处(即发病率和死亡率；出生体重、生长、屠体质量)。为越冬怀孕肉牛开发高脂肪饲料产品将为West Central Pellting有限公司的产品线奠定基础。其结果将被更广泛的饲料行业所采用。该项目将为加拿大西部牛肉生产商提供替代的、成本更低的饲料替代品，用于越冬奶牛，并有可能提高小牛的生存能力和生长。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，通过增加谷物和油籽加工部门的副产品价值，该项目将提高几个与农业相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，该项目将为农村经济增加价值。该项目对饲料、谷物和油料种子部门的重要性可以从以下事实得到证明：它得到了包括West Central Pellting Ltd.和西部谷物研究基金会在内的行业的资金支持。

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.