On October 14th 2011, on farmscape.ca radio, Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra of the University of Alberta discussed the effects of lentils in diets:

Due to excess lentils after the 2010 harvest, tests were carried out by the University of Alberta to see the effectiveness of lentils in weanling pig diets. Results show that a diet with up to 20% lentils had no negative effect on pig performance. Lentils are members of legume family meaning the have very high protein and energy levels but have anti-nutritional factors like phytic acids.

“So we basically wanted to have a look at how pigs would react to switching the nutritional profile and make sure that there were no negative responses relative to the anti-nutritional factors”.

To hear the interview click here: Lentils Shown Effective in Weanling Pig Diets