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Journal of Dairy Science

Volume 83, Issue 11, November 2000, Pages 2539-2547
Journal of Dairy Science

Article
Effect of Whole and Expanded-Expelled Cottonseed on Milk Yield and Blood Gossypol

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Abstract

Thirty-two primiparous and 12 multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned at calving to treatments to determine the effects of type and amount of cottonseed product on plasma gossypol, milk production, and composition, and conjugated linoleic acid concentration in milk fat. Rations consisted of corn silage, corn grain, soybean meal, and cottonseed hulls, and contained on average 16.8% crude protein and 25.3% acid detergent fiber on a dry matter basis. On a dry matter basis, diets contained one of the following: 1) 14% whole cottonseed; 2) 14% expanded-expelled cottonseed; 3) 21% expanded-expelled cottonseed; or 4) 28% expanded-expelled cottonseed. Cows remained on treatment from 30 through 120 d in milk.

Dry matter intakes were not significantly different, but intakes of crude protein, acid detergent fiber, and fat were higher for multiparous cows fed whole cottonseed. Multiparous cows fed whole cottonseed had higher yields of milk, fat-corrected milk, crude protein, fat and solids-not-fat than those fed any level of expanded-expelled cottonseed. Concentrations of milk fat, protein, and SNF were not affected by treatment. Although there were treatment differences in fat intake, there were no production differences in primiparous cows. Milk production efficiency (fat-corrected milk/dry matter intake) was not affected by treatment for either multiparous or primiparous cows. Cows fed 14% whole or 14% expanded-expelled cottonseed had similar levels of total plasma gossypol and plasma levels of the negative isomer of gossypol. Increasing the level of expanded-expelled cottonseed in the diet increased both total plasma gossypol and the negative isomer. In this experiment, multiparous but not primiparous cows fed whole cottonseed produced more milk than those fed expanded-expelled cottonseed at 14 to 28% of the diet dry matter, however, feed efficiencies were similar for all treatments.

Key words

dairy
cottonseed
conjugated linoleic acid
gossypol

Abbreviation key

CLA
conjugated linoleic acid
EECS
expanded-expelled whole cottonseed
HIGH-EECS
dietary treatment with 28% of DM as EECS
LOW-EECS
diet with 14% of DM as EECS
MED-EECS
dietary treatment with 21% of dry matter as EECS
PG
plasma gossypol
TG
total gossypol
WCS
whole cottonseed
WCSL
diet with 14% of DM as WCS

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