“…The amount of heat applied during processing of cottonseed has a considerable effect on protein quality of cottonseed meal. Although uncooked cottonseed or meal is undesirable for chicks (Groschke et al, 1947;Boatner et al, 1948;Johnston, 1961;Johnston and Watts, 1964Hill and Totsuka, 1964) and relatively mild heat treatment of cottonseed protein has been shown to be beneficial (Boatner et al, 1948;Ingram et a/., 1950;Condon et al, 1954;Johnston, 1961 ;Johnston and Watts, 1964), severe heat treatment greatly impairs the nutritive value of cottonseed protein Lyman et al, 1953;Condon et a]., Grau and Zwergart, 1955;Jonsson, 1961 ;Martinez et al, 1961).…”