Smart Science Series™ Ruminant Podcasts
Each podcast contains timely nutritional information from Adisseo and industry experts.
The conversational Transition Health series focuses on solutions to transition health concerns.
The previous two series present research highlights from the 2021 and 2022 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Annual Meetings.
The latest serie focuses on Amino Acid balancing for Lifetime Performance as we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of AA balancing in 2023.
Smart Science Series™ Ruminant Podcasts
How life cycle assessment demonstrates the environmental benefits of optimizing amino acids in dairy cow diets
Research from France evaluated the cradle-to-farmgate environmental performance of dairy production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations performed in the dairy module of the Animal Production Systems tool from Blonk Sustainability Tools.
A theoretical methionine-balanced diet was simulated by substituting mainly soybean meal (typically imported into France) with cereals relative to the control diet. The optimized methionine-balanced diet increased predicted dry matter intake, milk yield and milk composition.
Consequently, LCA parameters were affected, decreasing the impact in France on climate change, acidification, eutrophication and land use. This research shows that balancing diets for methionine improves cow performance and may reduce environmental impacts.
Based on 2022 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) abstract:
2220T Optimizing diets for metabolizable methionine may reduce dairy environmental impact.
Features Davide Militello, MSc student at the University of Turin, Italy. Dr. Brian Sloan, Global Director of Ruminant Amino Acids and Protected Nutrient Business, Adisseo. Laurent Thiaucourt, Animal Nutrition Consultant for Adisseo.
To view abstracts, go to: https://www.adisseo.com/en/products/smartline/smart-science-series-ruminant-videos-and-podcasts/