# Protein digestibility of grain, oilseed co-products examined for young

> University of Illinois research measured standardized ileal digestibility of protein and amino acids in grain and oilseed co-products fed to young pigs. Brewers rice and sesame meal ranked highest, while rapeseed meal and soybean expellers were in the 78-82% range.

- Date: 2018-08-07 · published 2018-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63858-protein-digestibility-of-grain-oilseed-co-products-examined-for-young
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The findings may shift pig feed formulation toward alternative protein co-products, but they are research results with no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

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## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/grain-market-news/protein-digestibility-of-grain-oilseed-co-products-examined-for-young-pigs

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