Cottonseed meal is the byproduct remaining after cotton is ginned and the seeds crushed and the oil extracted. A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a Manufacturing process a Chemical reaction or a biochemical pathway and is not the primary product Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp A Cotton Gin' (short for cotton engine) is a machine that quickly and easily separates the Cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds a job Cottonseed oil is a Vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the Cotton plant after the Cotton has been removed The remaining meal is usually used for animal feed. In Agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any Foodstuff that is used specifically to feed Domesticated Livestock, such as However, the meal can be fed only to adult ruminants because it contains a compound called gossypol. Gossypol C30H30O8 is a Polyphenol derived from the cotton plant (genus Gossypium, family Malvaceae The compound is highly toxic to monogastrics and even sometimes to calves which are really "pre-ruminants" in terms of their developing digestive systems.

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