The green or yellow lime fruits which resembles a small orange with thin skin, is cultivated for its aromatic taste and processed into lime oil and juice. After the juice and oil have been squeezed out of the fruits, the skins are discarded. The processing plants are usually too small to justify drying facilities. The skins are a good feed when fresh, sun-dried or ensiled. The seeds, usually collected separately in the factory, are rich in fat and should be mixed with the skins for feeding to cattle. Because of the toxic factors in the seeds, they should not be fed to poultry and should be fed to pigs with care as they tend to produce soft fat. Ruminants can tolerate them. If lime skins are fed in large quantities to dairy cows, the morning milk may have a slight off-flavour and be opalescent. According to farmers who use them as need, lime seeds give animal fur a glossy shine and rid cattle of ticks.