Research Progress on Nutritional Characteristics,Detoxification Technology and Application in Ruminant Production of Cottonseed Meal
Cottonseed meal is a protein feed material with abundant yield,high crude protein content,and nu-tritional value,which can reduce the use of soybean meal.However,the presence of anti-nutritional factors such as free gossypol in cottonseed meal limits its application in animal production.The nutritional characteris-tics,detoxification technology,and application of cottonseed meal in ruminant production were reviewed in this paper,in order to provide references for the feed utilization of cottonseed meal.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(7):4163-4171]