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A method for treating canola seeds for use in ruminant feed is disclosed. The method consists of treating substantially intact canola seeds at a temperature of 30°-90°C. with an aqueous alkaline solution, the solution having a pH of 10-14 and comprising 1-20% by weight, based on the dry weight of th

A method for treating canola seeds for use in ruminant feed is disclosed. The method consists of treating substantially intact canola seeds at a temperature of 30°-90°C. with an aqueous alkaline solution, the solution having a pH of 10-14 and comprising 1-20% by weight, based on the dry weight of the seeds, of alkaline agent. The integrity of the seed coat of the canola seeds remains substantially intact during treatment. When treated seeds are fed to ruminants, the triglycerides, fatty acids and protein present in the treated seeds bypass the rumen, and are digested in the abomasum and the small intestine. Ruminant feeds comprising the treated seeds and methods for feeding these feeds to ruminants are also disclosed.

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A method for treating intact oil seeds of the genus Brassica, excluding rapeseed, which are indigestible in the rumen of ruminant animals, to provide improved digestibility of the seeds in the abomasum and small intestine of such animals comprising the sequential steps of: (1) while subjecting the s

A method for treating intact oil seeds of the genus Brassica, excluding rapeseed, which are indigestible in the rumen of ruminant animals, to provide improved digestibility of the seeds in the abomasum and small intestine of such animals comprising the sequential steps of: (1) while subjecting the seeds to mixing, during which the seeds are free-flowing, heating the free-flowing seeds to a temperature of 30°-90°C.; and (2) while continuing mixing and heating of the seeds, maintaining the seeds in free-flowing form and spraying the heated seeds with an aqueous alkaline solution having a pH of 10-14 and continuing mixing of the coated seeds for a period of 1-30 minutes to effect adsorption of the alkaline solution onto the seed and swelling of the seeds without substantially impairing the integrity of the seed coat.