The major restriction to expanded use of canola meal in swine diets is its low level of energy digestibility.\u00a0There are many approaches that one might take to address this problem, but in this series of experiments,\u00a0mechanical dehulling was considered as one possible alternative. Therefore, two experiments were\u00a0conducted to evaluate the acceptability of dehulled canota meal to swine and to detennine the\u00a0perfonnance of growing and finishing pigs using this product to replace at least half of the soybean meal\u00a0in their diet. The acceptabilit)’ study revealed some problems with the product, as the pigs reduced feed\u00a0intake in approximate proportionate to the quantity of dehulled canota meal in the diet. In the\u00a0perfonnance study, the pigs perfonned very well on the diets containing dehulled canota meal, suggesting\u00a0that the product can be used successfully in swine diets. Dehulled canota meal has considerable promise\u00a0in the pig industry, if the dehulling process is economical and can produce a uniform product. Because\u00a0there appears to be a tendency to concentrate certain anti-nutritional factors in the low fibre fraction, care\u00a0must be taken to ensure that this is minimised<\/p>\n