Posted March 14, 2011

The Project:
The animal industry remains an important part of recycling nutrients in the food chain by converting material not consumed directly by humans into high quality food. An example is the recycling, as feed for animals, of co-products derived from processing wheat and canola for biofuel. This project is designed to add value to these co-products that will contribute to the processing industry's ability to remain competitive and also improve the economics of the animal industry by improving feed value. The present proposal will assess the nutritional value of co-products, in turkey diets, of the two most common biofuels produced in Canada, ethanol and biodiesel. Specifically the focus will be on wheat dried distillers grains with soluble (DDGS), high protein canola isolates and crude glycerol. As commercial turkey diets are pelleted it is also important to understand the interaction between co-product source (and level of inclusion) and the various processing conditions employed during pelleting on pellet quality. In addition it is of interest to understand if processing of a product with lower amino acid digestibility (wheat DDGS) can increase the value of the co-products to the animal industry by improving the availability and consistency of nutrient availability. If the amino acid utilization can be improved by processing and/or enzymes then feed value is increased, and excretion of undigested nitrogen reduced.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree

Starting Date:

Available June 2011

Stipend:

$17830 CND / yr

How to Apply:
Tom A Scott (PhD)
Associate Professor and Research Chair in Feed Processing Technology
University of Saskatchewan
Department of Animal and Poultry Science
6D16 Agriculture Building
51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8
CANADA Tel: 1 306 966 4279
Fax: 1 306 966 4151
Email: tom.scott@usask.ca

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