Use of Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) in Poultry Nutrition

The increasing costs of conventional feedstuffs like corn, soybean meal and fish meal for poultry diets is pushing the need to find less expensive alternatives. Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop of the Brassica (Cruciferae) family that has gained increasing popularity as a biofuel source. Considering the high demand for corn and other oil crops for biofuel production, finding alternate sources of energy and protein will reduce broiler production costs. In this paper, feeding studies made on the camelina used in nutrition of poultries have been reviewed.