In general, ruminants can utilise sunflower meal with its higher fibre levels more effectively than other species. The high oil content in the mechanically extracted oilcake provides greater energy density, which is a valuable attribute for animals with high energy requirements such as dairy cows.
Sunflower oilcake constitutes the fourth largest source of supplemental protein for livestock feeding after soybean meal, cottonseed meal, and canola meal. The nutritive value of sunflower oilcake depends on the oil extraction process and efficiency, variety of sunflower and the proportion of the hulls removed during processing. Sunflower oilcake with hulls is lower in protein and energy (0,60 vs. 0,67 Mcal NEI/lb) and higher in fibre than dehulled sunflower oilcake.
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