California Agriculture (Nov 1990)

Two rumen-protected amino acids in dairy cows' feed change the protein content of milk

  • Jo May Chow,
  • Edward DePeters,
  • R. Lee Baldwin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v044n06p12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 6
pp. 12 – 14

Abstract

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Including fat in the diet of dairy cows often results in a decrease in the concentrations of total protein and casein in milk. In this study, the addition of rumen-protected methionine and lysine to such a diet increased the total protein and casein contents of milk produced by lactating cows.