Soybean meal is preferably made from high quality, sound, clean, dehulled yellow beans, since beans with a dark colored seed coat, or even beans with a dark hilum will inadvertently leave undesirable dark specks in the flour. Soybean meal is high in protein and energy and is one of the most commonly used protein supplements in North America. It is a palatable feedstuff and may be used as the major protein supplement in rations for dairy cattle. Soybean meal is an excellent feed for livestock it is very palatable, highly digestible and contains a high amount of digestible energy. The majority of the soybean meal is fed to poultry and swine with an increasing amount of specially processed soybeans being fed to dairy cattle. It is one of the most consistent feed ingredients available.