Cottonseed Oils in Purified and Skim Milk Diets for Calves

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Calves fed diets of casein, 3.5% cottonseed oil, glucose, minerals and vitamins in a homogenized mixture did not grow so well as when fed whole milk. The calves appeared normal except for growth when the cottonseed oil was hydrogenated; they made practically no growth when the diet contained 3.5% nonhydrogenated cottonseed oil, and died in a few weeks. Calves which received the compounded diets developed fatty livers. Since calves which received hydrogenated cottonseed oil with reconstituted nonfat milk solids had normal liver lipid values, it is apparent that the compounded . diet was concerned in the production of fatty livers. Choline was included in the synthetic diets. Animals which received hydrogenated cottonseed oil had lower blood plasma fat values than calves which received butter oil.