Cottonseed is a product of the cotton-fiber industry that is extensively used as an energy and protein source in dairy cattle diets. It provides a unique blend of protein, energy and fiber compared with other feedstuffs. Cottonseed is fed to dairy cows at 10 to 15% of the total diet dry matter (DM). Diets containing more than 15% cottonseed generally are high in fat and may contain undesirable ...

Since our previous publication (17) on this subject, several articles have appeared in which other explanations of cottonseed-meal poisoning have been offered. Thus, Rommel and Vedder (14) have suggested that poisoning by cottonseed meal is similar to beriberi, and is caused by deficient diets. This view was based on the similarity of post-mortem symptoms noted in pigs fed on rice and tankage. ...

The discovery of the antifertility activity of gossypol led scientists and researchers to the development of compounds with antifertility activity that can be used as male contraceptives. These studies resulted in discovery of the antifertility activity of several classes of compounds which have been reported in the literature. This article deals with the synthesis of four new analogues of pyri...