A Nutritional Evaluation on Whole Cottonseed Removed Germination Ability by Heat-treatment

The effect of heat treatment of whole cottonseed on site and extent of protein digestion in dairy cows.

Six mature Holstein cows in late lactation and fitted with permanent ruminal, duodenal and ideal cannulae were used in a double 3 X 3 Latin-square design to study the effect of roasting or extruding of cottonseed on protein degradation in the rumen and availability of amino acids in the small intestine. Raw whole cottonseed (CS), extruded whole cottonseed (ECS), and roasted whole cottonseed (RC...

Effects of a diet containing whole cottonseed on rumen protozoal population and fermentation parameters in sheep

Effects of whole cottonseed, cottonseed oil or animal fat on digestibility of wheat straw diets by steers.

Two completely random digestion trials were conducted, each with 12 beef steers (325 kg initial weight), to measure changes in digestibilities of fat and of forage components when fat was added to diets containing 62 to 76% wheat straw. Trial 1 diets contained either no added fat or 6.3% added fat from whole cottonseed (30% of the diet), cottonseed oil or animal fat; diets were formulated to co...

Feeding Whole Cottonseed in the 21 Century

No other feed ingredient provides the combination of effective fiber, energy, and protein like whole cottonseed (WCS). These characteristics make WCS an attractive ingredient for including in rations fed to lactating dairy cows that require high concentrations of energy and adequate effective fiber. But like most ingredients, the composition of WCS has changed. The 2002 cotton crop was negative...

Effects of Feeding Whole Cottonseed on Calf Performance During Preconditioning

Whole cottonseed (WCS) and soybean meal (SBM) were evaluated as potential supplements for preconditioning beef calves in Florida. Weaned calves were fed 2.78 lb/hd/d as fed of WCS or 1.40 lb/hd/d as fed of SBM for a 42-d preconditioning period. Steer calves fed WCS had lower preconditioning weight gains than steers supplemented with SBM (30.7 lb/ hd vs 40.1lb/hd). An economic evaluation of prec...