Feedstuff Discovery - Vegetable Oil

Vegetable Oil

• A very potent energy source supplying about 2.25 times more energy than starch or sugar.
• Used primarily to increase the caloric density of the diet.
• Increases diet palatability.
• Sometimes added to diets to reduce dustiness.

Average Nutrient Content

• Ruminant TDN = 175%
• Monogastric ME = 3300 Kcal/lb

Physical Description - a somewhat viscous liquid with a light yellow to yellowish-brown color.