Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00103, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Penner, Gregory (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The current demand for lamb meat products far exceeds the national supply. A major challenge towards_x000D_
improving domestic supply is the refinement of cost-effective feeding strategies. This project aims to evaluate_x000D_
practical feeding strategies that can be used to improve finishing lamb productivity, lamb carcass_x000D_
characteristics, and cost-effectiveness while considering potential impacts on the environment. To address the_x000D_
aim, lambs will be fed finishing diets containing a low but adequate crude protein, low but adequate crude_x000D_
protein diet with added lipid, high crude protein diet without fat, and high crude protein without added lipid_x000D_
using distillers dry grains with solubles to increase dietary crude protein, or a high crude protein diet with_x000D_
added lipid using heat damaged whole canola seed to increase both lipid and crude protein. It should be noted_x000D_
that these feeding strategies represent practical strategies and utilize byproduct feeds that do not enter the_x000D_
human food chain. It is also anticipated that the diets with added lipid would reduce methane emissions and the_x000D_
low crude protein diets would improve the efficiency of nitrogen use by the lambs. This study will provide_x000D_
important information to help improve our knowledge on finishing lamb production and provide a benefit to_x000D_
Canadians by helping to stabilize supply and cost., program purpose french : The current demand for lamb meat products far exceeds the national supply. A major challenge towards_x000D_
improving domestic supply is the refinement of cost-effective feeding strategies. This project aims to evaluate_x000D_
practical feeding strategies that can be used to improve finishing lamb productivity, lamb carcass_x000D_
characteristics, and cost-effectiveness while considering potential impacts on the environment. To address the_x000D_
aim, lambs will be fed finishing diets containing a low but adequate crude protein, low but adequate crude_x000D_
protein diet with added lipid, high crude protein diet without fat, and high crude protein without added lipid_x000D_
using distillers dry grains with solubles to increase dietary crude protein, or a high crude protein diet with_x000D_
added lipid using heat damaged whole canola seed to increase both lipid and crude protein. It should be noted_x000D_
that these feeding strategies represent practical strategies and utilize byproduct feeds that do not enter the_x000D_
human food chain. It is also anticipated that the diets with added lipid would reduce methane emissions and the_x000D_
low crude protein diets would improve the efficiency of nitrogen use by the lambs. This study will provide_x000D_
important information to help improve our knowledge on finishing lamb production and provide a benefit to_x000D_
Canadians by helping to stabilize supply and cost., agreement title english : Evaluating Nutritional Limitations for Efficient Lamb Production, agreement title french : Evaluating Nutritional Limitations for Efficient Lamb Production, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada