To me, success in this would be showing we could have replaced other feed ingredients with whole soybeans. The carcass characteristics of the animals in the trial are at least as good as those on conventional rations, in some cases better. For instance, animals fed 0 percent beans produced a quality grade of 5.0. In comparison, the calves fed 24 percent soybeans recorded a quality grade of 5.1. The results of feeding whole soybeans to cattle are, without a doubt, promising to the beef producer.
Whole soybeans supply the animal with both protein and energy in condensed forms.
The beans are palatable. It provides fat, which has been found to enhance rumen health and is an asset to carcass quality. The soybean hull itself even provides the animal with fiber. Research has found, too, that feeding vegetable oil to cows can yield improved reproductive success. To a farmer, a convenient product which also proves profitable is a godsend.