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tion and efficiency of lactatingcows with an economicadvantage 43 .SheepThe nutritive value of corngluten meal for sheep hasbeen known for manyyears 44, 45 . Dry and wet corngluten feed are excellentsources of nutrients forgrowing lambs 22, 46 . Lambsfed diets containing 50 percentdry corn gluten feedpellets grew as fast as lambsfed corn based diets supplementedwith sunflower orsoybean meal 19 . Dietarycorn gluten feed levels above50 percent of the diet are notrecommended in order toavoid copper toxicity 19 .When finishing lambs werefed diets containing 25 or 50percent dry corn gluten feed,which was substituted on anequal dry matter basis forcorn silage, rate of gain andfeed efficiency were improved47 . On an equal-proteinbasis, dry corn glutenfeed was equal to corn plussoybean meal for finishinglambs 17 . Corn gluten mealcan be used to partially replacecorn and soybean mealin diets for lambs 48 , feedlotsheep 49 and lactating ewes 50 .PoultryNutritional requirements ofpoultry vary greatly, dependingon type of bird and stageof production. Recognitionof the value of corn glutenmeal was noted in 1935 inturkey diets 51 and in 1939 indiets for chicks and layinghens 52 . Corn gluten meal isused frequently in broilerdiets due to its unique nutritionalqualities. Because of itshigh protein (60 percent) andenergy content, it is ideallysuited for the nutrient-densehigh-efficiency diets soughtby the broiler industry. Feedingtrials have demonstratedthat corn gluten meal canreplace animal protein indiets for broilers 53-55 . Corngluten meal is high in xanthophylls,the carotenoid pigmentswhich give egg yolksand poultry their goldenyellow pigmentation 56 . Thexanthophyll from corn glutenmeal has been shown to havehigh value in pigmentingbroiler skin 57 and the yolksof eggs 58 . Energy content ofcorn gluten meal is secondonly to that of pure fats andoils among available ingredients.The high linoleic acidcontent is also important inhelping to meet the relativelylarge essential fattyacid requirements of chickens59 . Corn gluten meal isalso high in methionine, anessential amino acid deficientin many feed ingredients.The methionine in corngluten meal is highly digestibleby chicks 60 , being approximately98.9 percentdigestible. The lysine and15