Resumen
The confinement system using traditional ingredients to feed animals, such as ground corn and soybean meal, has a high cost. Thus, alternative feeds that are cheaper, available in the region, and that present good nutritional quality are recommended. In this way, the residue, cottonseed lint, which is an agroindustry by-product, is an alternative feed that is cheaper than traditional feed ingredients. However, it has a high content of fiber and lignin, which is unattractive for non-ruminants? diets, but may be an interesting option in ruminant feeding.