Soybean Meal

Soybean meal is a byproduct of soybean oil extraction and is commonly used as a protein source in animal feed, particularly for poultry, swine, and cattle. Soybean meal is high in protein, with a typical content of around 44-50%, and also contains significant amounts of essential amino acids, fiber, and minerals.

There are two main types of soybean meal: 1) solvent-extracted soybean meal, which is produced using a solvent such as hexane to extract oil from the soybeans, and 2) mechanically extracted soybean meal, which is produced by pressing soybeans to remove the oil.

Soybean meal is a widely used feed ingredient due to its high protein content and relatively low cost compared to other protein sources such as fish meal or meat and bone meal. It is also a sustainable protein source, as soybeans are a widely grown crop and the use of soybean meal in animal feed reduces the need for other protein sources that may be less sustainable.

FAQ

1. What are the benefits of soybean meal in feed?

Ans - A particularly good source of protein for young, developing horses is soybean meal. Of the plant protein concentrates used in horse nutrition, it has the highest concentration of lysine (Table 12.2). It contains even more lysine than dried skim milk, a fantastic source of protein for young foals. 

2. Is soybean meal very easily digested?

Ans - The essential amino acid profile of soybean meal is excellent, and these amino acids are very easily assimilated. Table 3 compares the protein's digestibility to those of other protein sources. Among the readily accessible protein sources, soybean meal has the highest rate of lysine digestibility (91%) at which to be found. 

3. Is soybean meal very easily digested?

Ans - The essential amino acid profile of soybean meal is excellent, and these amino acids are very easily assimilated. a comparison of the protein sources' digestibilities. Among the readily accessible protein sources, soybean meal has the highest rate of lysine digestibility (91%) at which to be found. 

4. What proportion of fibre is in soybean meal?

Ans - The soybean seed has the best amino acid composition and the highest crude protein concentration of all the legume seeds. Comparatively speaking to other vegetable high protein diets, this one has a lower crude fibre content (approximately 6%).