# UGA researcher uses 'cotton cake' as protein supplement in dairy cattle diets
						 | The Cattle Site

> A University of Georgia dairy scientist found that cotton cake, a cottonseed meal product, works as a protein supplement in lactating dairy cattle diets. Milk output and composition were comparable when it replaced some soybean meal.

- Date: 2021-09-12 · published 2021-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45184-uga-researcher-uses-cotton-cake-as-protein-supplement-in-dairy-cattle-diets-the
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Demonstrated substitutability of cottonseed meal for soymeal widens feed options for US dairy buyers when soybean meal prices rise. The effect on prices is limited because this is a research result rather than a market event.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- SBM: neutral

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## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/57404/uga-researcher-uses-cotton-cake-as-protein-supplement-in-dairy-cattle-diets/

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