Response of Lactating Cows to Methionine or Methionine Plus Lysine Added to High Protein Diets Based on Alfalfa and Heated Soybeans
Open Access
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 80 (6), 1194-1199
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(97)76047-8
Abstract
Lactation diets based on wilted alfalfa silage and heated whole soybeans are common in the midwestern US. We examined the milk production response of multiparous Holstein cows to the addition of ruminally protected methionine at two percentages to a basal total mixed ration. An additional total mixed ration included both methionine and lysine supplementation. Sixteen Holstein cows in early lactation were used in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square design with 21-d periods. Milk production, milk composition, and dry matter intake were determined for the last 5 d of each period. Milk production (41.5 kg/d), dry matter intake (25.9 kg/d), and milk fat concentration (3.26%) were unaffected by the supplementation of amino acids. The addition of methionine increased milk protein concentration and yield linearly. Each gram of methionine increased milk protein yield by 4 g, and milk protein concentration increased from 2.89 to 2.99% with the addition of 10.5 g/d of methionine. The proportion of casein N in total milk N was unaffected by treatment. The addition of lysine did not elicit a response. Total mixed rations based on alfalfa haylage, heated soybeans, and animal proteins were clearly limited by their methionine content but were adequate in their lysine content.Keywords
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