Nutrient Content of Camelina Meal

Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz (camelina) is an oilseed producing plant in the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) originating from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Camelina meal (CM) is the by-product of camelina oil extraction and has a crude protein content similar to canola meal. If growing camelina becomes a viable crop, the integration of the resultant meal into turkey diets would further increase the value of the crop.

Here the results of the nutrient content of camelina meal obtained from trials conducted at the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station (Turkey Research Facility) in Ephraim, Utah.

According to their findings, high concentrations of CM in poult diets inhibited growth. We do not recommend levels greater than 5% of diet.

They have given the selected nutrient and mineral content of various feed ingredients compared to camelina meal( Refer the following table).

(%)	Camelina meal	Canola meal	DDGS*	Soybean meal
Dry Matter	98.0	90.0	91.0	90.0
Protein	(32.6, 33.4)**	37.7	28.1	48.0
Fat	(16.8, 18.9)	1.5	10.0	0.60
Calcium	(0.19, 0.28)	0.65	0.20	0.20
Phosphorus(tot)	(0.61, 1.41)	1.17	0.70	0.67
Potassium	(1.24, 1.56)	1.45	0.92	2.55
Sodium	(0.001,0.003)	0.09	0.09	0.05
Chloride	0.002	0.05	0.17	0.05

* DDGS = distiller’s dried grains with soluble.

** Numbers in parentheses represent the lower and upper 95% confidence interval of the mean (n = 4).

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