Composition and method thereof for increasing milk production in dairy cattle
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsSteven I. Smith, John A. Foley, Jr.
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Abstract
A composition and method thereof for increasing milk production in dairy cattle by balancing the essential amino acids via a particular complete feed, concentrate, or blender or base mix form of the composition which delivers essential amino acids post ruminally, wherein the composition generally comprises wheat middlings; corn; soybean meal; corn gluten meal; distillers grains or distillers grains with solubles; blood meal; fat; macro-minerals, which include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chlorine and sulfur; trace minerals, which include cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium and zinc; and vitamins, which include vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin E.
Claims16
A method of increasing milk production in dairy cattle comprising feeding dairy cattle a complete feed composition which delivers to the abomasum between about 0.92 to about 5.7 grams/lb. feed of undegraded lysine;
- about 0.16 to about 2.2 grams/lb. feed of undegraded methionine;
- about 0.42 to about 3.0 grams/lb. feed of undegraded histadine and about 0.70 to about 5.5 grams/lb. feed of undegraded phenylalanine, in order to provide an improved balance of microbial amino acids and amino acids not degraded in the rumen so as to meet the cow's amino acid requirements.
A method of increasing milk production in dairy cattle comprising feeding dairy cattle a concentrate feed composition which delivers to the abomasum between about 3.2 to about 8.2 grams/lb. feed of undegraded lysine;
- about 0.9 to about 2.8 grams/lb. feed of undegraded methionine;
- about 1.3 to about 5.9 grams/lb. feed of undegraded histidine and about 2.5 to about 9.0 grams/lb. feed of undegraded phenylalanine, in order to provide an improved balance of microbial amino acids and amino acids not degraded in the rumen so as to meet the cow's amino acid requirements.
A method of increasing milk production in dairy cattle comprising feeding dairy cattle a blender feed composition which delivers to the abomasum between about 3.3 to about 4.0 grams/lb. feed of lysine;
- about 0.9 to about 1.5 grams/lb. feed of undegraded methionine;
- about 1.4 to about 2.9 grams/lb. feed of undegraded histidine and about 2.5to about 4.2 grams/lb. feed of undegraded phenylalaniine, in order to provide an improved balance of microbial amino acids and amino acids not degraded in the rumen so as to meet the cow's amino acid requirements.
A method of increasing milk production in dairy cattle comprising feeding dairy cattle a base mix feed composition which delivers to the abomasum between about 6.7 to about 17.0 grams/lb. feed of undegraded lysine;
- about 1.6 to about 5.1 grams/lb. feed of undegraded methionine;
- about 2.6 to about 9.5 grams/lb. feed of undegraded histidine and about 4.7 to about 14.8 grams/lb. feed of undegraded phenylalanine, in order to provide an improved balance of microbial amino acids and amino acids not degraded in the rumen so as to meet the cow's amino acid requirements.
A method of increasing milk production in dairy cattle by supplying a feed that, along with microbial amino acid flow, delivers from about 69 to about 332 grams/day of lysine, about 20 to about 105 grams/day of methionine, about 22 to about 113 grams/day of histidine and about 44 to about 225 grams/day of phenylalanine, according to the cow's milk production and body weight.
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