May 21, 2009
Canadian university turns feed mill into research centre
The University of Saskatchewan has purchased a North Battleford feed mill to develop a national research facility that will enhance animal nutrition and feed research and benefit Canadian crop, livestock and feed processing industries.
The C$12.6 million Canadian Feed Technology Research Facility will research, develop and commercialise new and better high-value animal feeds from low-value crops and from byproducts of biofuel production.
The new research centre will benefit both animal and human health and help make the university into an international leader in feed processing research and commercialisation, said Karen Chad, Acting Vice President Research for the university.
Renovations are expected to begin in July, and research operations will begin in late summer or early autumn of 2010.