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To: lee martell

Cotton seed hulls already are meant for livestock, that is those that are ruminants. Because of the gossypol content in cotton seeds, is not fit for consumption by non-ruminant animals, i.e. chickens, fish and others.


16 posted on 07/26/2020 3:10:13 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Fungi

That is what I had thought about the seed hulls.
I suppose we’ll just need to wait and see what happens.
This is a good endeavor. There is often more to be learnt from what we think we understand and take for granted.
Just imagine all the uses we already get from the corn plant.
I support this sort of research over Global Warming topics.


31 posted on 07/26/2020 4:00:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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I can't remember how many hogs I necropsied only to find they had the telltale characteristics of gossypol poisoning. Cottonseed meal fed to cattle was cheap and efficient but one had to make sure the hogs were not getting into the feed.
55 posted on 07/26/2020 6:53:46 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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