Fat Sources Tallow Specialty bypass fats Oils and Grease 7. Some are also high in fat and are more suitably called multiple nutrient sources. Meals remaining from the processing of oilseeds are predominantly protein suppliers. Commodity feeds may have benefits in ruminant nutrition due to their fibre content. These feeds are fibre suppliers and include products such as soybean hulls, oat hulls and beet pulp.
Many byproducts provide multiple nutrients.
The most common example is linted whole cottonseed which provides fat, fibre and protein. Waste baby formula, dog and cat food premixes also fall into this feed category. Feeds that solely supply fat are classified as fat sources. Examples include tallow, oil and grease. Fats are fed when high energy rations are required, as in the case of high producing, early lactation dairy cows and rapidly growing starter beef cattle.