Influence of Camelina sativa oilcake in organic broiler feeding on performance, carcass and meat quality
Description:
False flax (Camelina sativa L.) is a very beneficial oil seed in organic plant production. Its added value could be enhanced by using the oil cake in animal nutrition, which is very interesting for organic feeding due to the demand of farm grown crude protein and energy delivering plants. But European feed law does not allow that kind of utilization. An application for an amendment of the ordinance only seems promising, if it is possible to make a scientifically based proposal concerning the unproblematic amount of Camelina oil cake in the diet. Therefore in an organic feeding trial with a total of 192 broilers the effects of different amounts of Camelina oil cake (0%, 2,5%, 5% and 5% heat and pressure treated) in the diet on performance, carcass and meat quality were investigated.
Executive Institute:
Institute of Organic Farming (TI-OL) Details of Institute of Organic Farming
Parent institution:
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (TI) Details of (TI) (Lower Saxony)
Contract period:
01. 06. 2005 - 30. 06. 2006
Participating Institutions:
- Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (MRI) Details of MRI
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Meat (MRI-FL) Details of MRI-FL
- Naturland - Association for Organic Agriculture Details of Naturland - Association for Organic Agriculture
- Kramerbräu Agro & Food GmbH Details of Kramerbräu Agro & Food GmbH
Funding Programme:
- BMELV / Core funding Details of BMELV / Core funding
Subject:
- Animal nutrition
- Organic Farming
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of BMELV