The Potential Development Value of Rubber Seed

Rubber trees as a kind of important economic plant with the rich byproduct of rubber seed are widely cultivated in the province of Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and Taiwan in China. The rubber seed oil can be used as a health oil besides a kind of important industrial raw material. The rubber seed meal obtained after extracting oil is a kind of fine feed protein sources with 25%~30% protein, the amino acid composition of balance and high microelement levels while containing the antinutritional factors limit its application in feed. The development of rubber seed with multiple sources and low price is of great significance to solve the shortage of protein feed and the comprehensive utilization of resources.