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Nutrient Composition Of Cottonseed Feed Products on a Dry Matter Basis 

ME CSM=mechanical extracted cottonseed meal; ES CSM=expander solvent cottonseed meal; WCS=whole cottonseed;DCS=delintedcottonseed;CSH=cottonseed hulls
|Table 2 |
|Major Components|
|Item |ME CSM a |ES CSM a |WCS a |DCS b |CSH c |
|Dry Matter, % |92.3|89.1 |91.6 |90 |89.9 |
|Crude Protein, % |46.1 |47.6 |22.5 |25 |5 |
|Acid Detergent Fiber, % |18.1|17.3 |38.8 |26 |67 |
|Neutral Detergent Fiber, % |32.3 |24.5 |47.2 |37 |86.9 |
|Crude Fiber, % |11.4|11.2 |29.5 |17.2 |48.6 |
|Ether Extract, % |4.6 |2.2 |17.8 |23.8 |1.9 |
|Ash, %|7.2 |7.5 |3.8 |4.5 |2.8 |
|Gossypol de -Total |1.09 |1.16 |0.66 |- |0.107 |
|Gossypol de -Free|0.06 |0.14 |0.68 |- |0.049 |

|Table 3 |
|Minerals|
|Item |ME CSM a |ES CSM a |WCS a |DCS b |CSH c |
|Calcium, %|0.21 |0.22 |0.14 |0.12 |0.15 |
|Magnesium, % |0.65 |0.66 |0.35 |0.41 |0.15 |
|Phosphorus, %...