Feed ingredients SOYBEAN MEAL
SOYBEAN MEAL
Description
Soybean meal is the product remaining after extracting most of the oil from whole soybeans. The oil may be removed by solvent extraction or by an expeller process in which the beans are heated and squeezed. The nutrient composition of the oil extracted soybean meal 48 is shown in the table below.
Soybean meal is a good source of all the essential amino acids as well as a reasonable energy source
Soybean meal is high in protein and energy and is one of the most commonly used protein supplements in North America. It is a palatable feedstuff and may be used as the major protein supplement in rations for dairy cattle.
Indication:
Soybean meal can be used in the diets of pigs and poultry, cattle, sheep and horses of all ages.
While raw soybean does contain a trypsin inhibitor, this is destroyed in the processing. If the trypsin inhibitor is not destroyed, there will be reduced digestion of the protein and growth can suffer.

