# Boosting canola crop value with mutation breeding - National Research Council Canada

> The National Research Council of Canada and Corteva have identified over 50 mutagenized canola lines with higher protein, lower fibre and reduced anti-nutritional compounds. The work aims to make canola meal more usable for livestock, poultry and fish.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34989-boosting-canola-crop-value-with-mutation-breeding-national-research-council
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Improved canola meal quality could raise its feed value over time, modestly affecting demand for canola meal relative to soybean meal, though commercial impact is years away.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- nrc.canada.ca: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/stories/boosting-canola-crop-value-mutation-breeding

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