Did anyone see this article in Livestock Weekly (or anywhere else)? The gossypol poisoning part was interesting.
Cottonseed Good for Deer, Vet Says More Study Needed
Cottonseed Good for Deer, Vet Says More Study Needed
....calves, lambs and kid goats don’t yet have a functioning rumen thus they are
susceptible to gossypol poisoning. It stands to reason that it could also be toxic to whitetail
fawns. He also noted that there have been complications in hunting dogs when dog feed is
top-dressed with cottonseed meal in an effort to keep weight on them during the hunting
season.
Horses, however, are “uniquely insensitive” but not resistant to gossypol toxicity, he said.
Adult ruminants are “fairly” resistant as well as there are all kinds of compounds, living and
non-living in the rumen liquor that can buffer all kinds of things. In fact, a toxic dose in
adult ruminants is six to seven times less than what it is for pigs. Hilton added that toxicity
in adult ruminants may be different for different species and for different sizes of those
species. ....
susceptible to gossypol poisoning. It stands to reason that it could also be toxic to whitetail
fawns. He also noted that there have been complications in hunting dogs when dog feed is
top-dressed with cottonseed meal in an effort to keep weight on them during the hunting
season.
Horses, however, are “uniquely insensitive” but not resistant to gossypol toxicity, he said.
Adult ruminants are “fairly” resistant as well as there are all kinds of compounds, living and
non-living in the rumen liquor that can buffer all kinds of things. In fact, a toxic dose in
adult ruminants is six to seven times less than what it is for pigs. Hilton added that toxicity
in adult ruminants may be different for different species and for different sizes of those
species. ....
Comment