Inadequate Feed Analysis Hindering Optimum Methionine Supplementation in Dairy Rations, Says Evonik – INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES

With dairy farmers looking to improve the efficiency of their herds to both reduce the environmental impact of their operations and cut down on costs to protect bottom lines, it is more vital than ever to get methionine supplementation just right in order to help fully realise these ambitions.

Methionine is widely considered the first limiting amino acid in lactating dairy cows. And while low supply – which can affect her ability to use other amino acids for protein synthesis and negatively impact milk yield – can be addressed through diet, supplementation with rumen-protected methionine is more efficient and has become the standard in ensuring optimum milk production, and cow health and well-being.

This method requires a high level of precision to get right and with alternative forages now increasingly making their way into dairy cow diets to lower the environmental impact of operations, there are now even more variables for dairy nutritionists to consider.

Evonik wants to lend them a helping hand and in this Industry Perspectives the company’s Dr. Claudia Parys, Director of Technical Marketing for Ruminants, Katrin Edelmann, its Technical Service Manager for Ruminants, and Dr. Jessie Guyader, the Global Research Manager for Ruminants share with Feedinfo how Evonik’s rumen-protected methionine solution, Mepron®, can be a vital tool to ensure optimum dairy cow performance and milk yield. They also take us through why amino acid analysis of forages is so vital to this process, what an effective methionine strategy should look like, the importance of phase feeding, and how the company’s AminoCow® platform can help with better amino acid balancing in rations…..