Sesame (sesamum
indicum) cake conÂtains 40% protein and 8% crude protein fiber. The protein is
rich in arginine, leucine and methionine but low in lysine. Since the sesame
meal is deficient in lysine its combination with Soyabean meal appears to be
useful. Sesame meal has high calcium and phosphorus content but their
availability is low because of higher phytate content in the hulls of the seed.
The phytic acid reduces the availability of calcium, zinc, magnesium, copper etc.
from the diet. Nevertheless, the meal can be included in poulÂtry diets up to
15% in combination with other lysine rich oil cakes.