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1 Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Jackson 38301
2 Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Texas A & M University, San Angelo 76901
3 Department of Animal and Dairy Science, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602
Thirty-six lactating Jersey cows were used in a randomized block design to determine the effect of coating whole fuzzy cottonseed to improve handling characteristics on intake, milk yield, apparent digestibility of nutrients, and blood gossypol concentrations. Treatments included whole cottonseed at 15% of dietary dry matter either as whole cottonseed, whole cottonseed coated with 5% gelatinized corn starch, or whole cottonseed coated with 5% corn starch plus 10% maltodextrin sugar. Dry matter intake, milk yield, percentage of milk protein and lactose, and yield of milk components were not different among treatments; however, the percentage of milk fat was depressed when maltodextrin sugar was included in the coating. When in vitro fermentations of mixed ruminal microorganism were conducted, final pH was lower and concentrations of total fatty acids, propionate, and L-lactate were higher for whole cottonseed coated with starch and sugar compared with uncoated cottonseed. Nutrient intake was similar among treatments, but the apparent digestibility of acid and neutral detergent fiber was reduced when coated cottonseed were fed. Total plasma gossypol concentration was higher for the cottonseed coated with starch compared with cottonseed coated with starch and sugar, but the difference was not of biological significance. Results of this study indicate that coating whole cottonseed with starch does not alter its palatability or nutrient value for supporting milk yield, but a reduction in fiber digestibility was observed. Inclusion of 10% maltodextrin sugar in the coating altered ruminal fermentation and resulted in a depressed percentage of milk fat.
Key Words: cottonseed • starch • milk yield
Submitted on August 17, 1998
Accepted on January 11, 1999
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