BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250312T165808EDT-98363JPegA@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250312T205808Z DESCRIPTION:Can chickens eat broccoli and cabbage leaves?\n\nIn this specia l presentation\, Animal Science professor Arif Mustafa will share his rese arch on feeding chickens vegetable residue to produce meat and healthy egg s.\n\nThe vegetable-growing industry is a major part of agricultural produ ction in Quebec\, generating annual revenues of $450 million. Quebec produ ces 64% of the total domestic production of broccoli\, 48% of cabbage\, 44 % of carrot and 29% of cauliflower. Due to the high standards imposed by c onsumers and merchants\, more than 90\,000 tonnes of vegetables are discar ded annually. This represents 25% to 70% of annual production for some spe cies in Quebec and has a major environmental impact as it is a significant source of organic waste.\n\n“Recovery and conversion of waste into food f or animals is an effective way to reduce the impact of horticultural produ ction on the environment and increase the profitability of several vegetab le crops\,” says Mustafa. “Vegetable residues can be used to replace a sig nificant portion of traditional food sources for animals. Additionally\, r esidues can be an important source of essential nutrients such as protein\ , fibre\, carbohydrates and minerals\; they are also an important source o f antioxidants and oligosaccharides (pre-biotics) and may have beneficial effects on animal health.”\n\n \n DTSTART:20160115T180000Z DTEND:20160115T180000Z LOCATION:Macdonald Campus Farm\, Cattle Complex\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bell evue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:The utilization of Quebec vegetable residues for poultry nutrition URL:/macdonald/channels/event/utilization-quebec-veget able-residues-poultry-nutrition-257176 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR