# UGA researcher uses ‘cotton cake’ as protein supplement for dairy cows - Cotton Farming

> University of Georgia dairy scientist John Bernard found that cotton cake, a cottonseed meal product, can replace some soybean meal in dairy cattle rations. A feeding trial showed lactating cows produced comparable milk volume and composition. Bernard noted that reducing the product's oil content would improve it further.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55703-uga-researcher-uses-cotton-cake-as-protein-supplement-for-dairy-cows-cotton
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

If adopted, cotton cake could offer dairy feeders a lower-cost protein alternative to soybean meal, with only a marginal effect on soymeal demand.

## Sources

- cottonfarming.com: https://www.cottonfarming.com/breakingnews/uga-researcher-uses-cotton-cake-as-protein-supplement-for-dairy-cows/

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