Cottonseed meal is the byproduct remaining after cotton is ginned, the oil extracted, and the seeds crushed.
[3] Unweathered, light-colored plant material such as hay, autumn tree leaves, sawdust, straw, woodchips, and wood shavings are nitrogen deficient, and do not decompose easily.
Cottonseed meal, which is rich in nitrogen, is often mixed with these types of materials to improve decomposition speed.
[2] Cottonseed meal should only be fed to adult ruminants, as immature animals have less well-developed digestive systems.
[5] Cyclopropenoid fatty acids can have a number of effects, some adverse, such as reduced fertility in laying hens; alterations in the composition of fatty acids in blood plasma, the heart, the liver, and the ovaries; the slowing of growth in young animals; and B vitamin deficiency.