Lead Researcher (PI): Sandra McCurdy

Institution: POS Pilot Plant Corp.

Total WGRF Funding: $21,000

Co-Funders: Agriculture Development Fund, Canbra Foods, Inc, CSP Foods, United Oilseed Processors Ltd, Western Economic Diversification

Start Date: 1988

Project Length: 2 Years

Objectives:

To study methods of processing canola meal to improve its performance in fish feeds. To process commercial and low heat canola meals to reduce fiber content and increase protein content by tempering, milling, and sieving. To process fiber-reduced meals to reduce glucosinolates, sinapine, phytate, and carbohydrates by washing with selected solvents. To conduct feeding trials with the processed canola meals using trout and salmon.