WEBINAR: Profitability and sustainability of dairy farms can be improved by balancing rations for amino acidsWEBINAR: Profitability and sustainability of dairy farms can be improved by balancing rations for amino acids

Implementing the concept of low dietary protein combined with amino acid balancing as a nutritional strategy comes along with both better profitability and environmental footprint.

November 1, 2022

Date: Dec 7, 2022

AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

Controlling feed costs has always been a main challenge for dairy farmers. In addition to this economic aspect, there is nowadays an increasing demand for improving the sustainability of milk production.

Among others, high nitrogen excretions are pointed out for their negative impact on the environment. Traditionally the crude protein level of rations for high-producing dairy cows was kept at a high level to fulfill the cow´s requirement. However, the high protein cost and the poor nitrogen efficiency of such feeding practices are challenging the objectives of the livestock system.

Implementing the concept of low dietary protein combined with amino acid balancing as a nutritional strategy comes along with both better profitability and environmental footprint.

What participants will learn:

How to successfully reduce the protein content of dairy diets by applying the amino acid balancing strategy
How amino acid balancing helps to reduce feed costs
How amino acid balancing improves the environmental footprint of dairy farms
How rumen-protected methionine (Mepron) supports the performance and health of transition cows

Joining us as speakers will be:

Katrin Edelmann
Technical Manager Ruminants
Evonik Operations GmbH
Katrin received her master's degree in agricultural sciences and started her professional career at Evonik as technical manager ruminants based in Germany 9 years ago. Katrin’s main task is to generate and translate results from commercial and scientific trials into practical customer solutions to improve the profitability of dairy farming.

Dr. Jessie Guyader
Global R & D Manager Ruminants
Evonik Operations GmbH
Jessie Guyader is the research manager of the ruminant team at Evonik located in Germany. She got a PhD in ruminant nutrition with a specialization on rumen fermentation. After working for an animal nutrition company, Jessie joined Evonik 2 years ago and is now in charge of developing research projects aiming at better understanding the nutritional and health benefits of Evonik’s products.