Nutrient Content of Whole Cottonseed

Determining Oil Content of Cottonseed

Effect of processing whole cottonseed on nutrient digestibility and ruminal fermentation in dairy cows*

Four ruminally cannulated Holstein cows were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design to determine the effect of feeding linted, delinted and extruded linted whole cottonseed (WCS) on nutrient digestibility and ruminal fermentation. Result showed that crude protein digestibility was lower in linted and delinted WCS treatments than control and extruded linted WCS treatment. Cows fed extruded delinted...

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...

Utilization of Whole Cottonseed and Hay in Beef Cow Diets

Whole cottonseed (WCS) have become a very popular by-product feed for dairy cattle and for wintering beef cows in the Southern USA. The product is locally available to many producers across the region, and in most years WCS are competitively priced with other feedstuffs. Over time, ruminant nutritionists have recommended that WCS should be fed at about 0.5% of average body weight (BW), or about...

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...