# Cotton Byproducts and Grazing Cows

> Whole cottonseed is a plentiful feed byproduct that producers use to boost beef rations amid record-high feed costs. Four new Cotton Incorporated-funded studies found it safe at certain feeding levels and without negative effects on bull fertility. More than half of U.S. whole cottonseed supply goes to dairy cattle.

- Date: 2023-03-20 · published 2023-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36982-cotton-byproducts-and-grazing-cows
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

The studies support wider use of whole cottonseed as a feed ingredient, which could modestly increase demand for cottonseed in cattle rations.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2023/03/20/new-studies-update-use-strategies

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