Abstract:Whole cotton seed can substitute for forage, grain and protein within acceptable limit in ruminant ration/feed, however the presence of gossypol in free forms in whole cotton seed restricts it use. Literature has shown methods such as; mechanical and heat treatment, use of iimproved varieties, vitamin E, selenium and most recently, probiotic as media of alleviating gossypol toxicity in cotton by-products thereby improving their consumption and utilization. This study aimed at reducing the effect of gossypol i… Show more
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