Production responses of dairy cows to protein and amino acid supplementation

Authors: Zanton, Geoffrey

Submitted to: Proceedings of the 4 State Dairy Extension Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/3/2024
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Technical Abstract: Amino acids are required for dairy cattle production, reproduction, and health. The amino acid needs of dairy cattle are met through balancing dietary protein levels, quality, and supplementation with individual rumen protected amino acids. Balancing for dietary protein and amino acid needs can result in improvements in productivity, nitrogen use efficiency, and profitability, but understanding the magnitude of the productive responses is important to predicting the extent of the environmental and economic impacts. The magnitude of production responses due to protein or amino acid supplementation may be affected by several factors such as production stage, animal genotype, and the level of supplementation. The responses to these factors will be reviewed in this presentation.