Amino Acids
Formulating for Better AA Efficiency
How to optimize milk protein yield, improve cost efficiency, and reduce nitrogen excretion? The answer: Balance dairy rations for essential amino acids (EAA) rather than their aggregate, metabolizable protein (MP). Canada’s Dr. Hélène Lapierre and U.S. researchers updated the NASEM 2021 guide to MP and EAA, which now recognizes requirements and “efficiency of utilization” of individual EAA.
CNCPS v7: Attention to AA & protozoa
The current commercially licensed versions of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS v6.5.5 ), refined over more than 30 years, are key to optimal diets used by dairy nutritionists and ration formulators worldwide for millions of cows worldwide.