Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health European Seminars Deliver Scientific Insights and Preview New Innovations

Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health successfully concluded its European seminar series in the UK and Italy, welcoming more than 300 participants from 19 countries across Europe and the Middle East. The events featured top international speakers and lively peer-to-peer discussions under the “Real Science Exchange” concept, confirming the growing momentum behind precision amino acid nutrition in dairy systems.

Dr. Mike Van Amburgh (Cornell University) – underlining amino acids’ pivotal role in energy efficiency, milk fat yield, and energy-corrected milk (ECM), while stressing the importance of model-based ration formulation such as CNCPS. Dr. Usman Arshad (ETH Zürich) – presenting a meta-analysis showing that lysine supplementation in early lactation increased milk yield by 1,5 kg/day, and that supplementation over >70 days raised milk fat yield by ~100 g/day.

Dr. Usman Arshad (ETH Zürich) – presenting a meta-analysis showing that lysine supplementation in early lactation increased milk yield by 1,5 kg/day, and that supplementation over >70 days raised milk fat yield by ~100 g/day. 

Balchem experts Dr. Sion Richards and Dr. Stefano Vandoni – sharing field data with AminoShure™-XM (methionine) and AminoShure™-L (lysine), confirming consistent improvements in milk yield, efficiency, and ECM. They also highlighted the importance of complete amino acid balancing, beyond methionine alone, and presented bioavailability and stability data of Balchem’s rumen-protected solutions.

Precision amino acid nutrition enhances not only protein synthesis but also energy partitioning and feed efficiency.

Methionine, lysine, and histidine are the key limiting amino acids in most European diets.

Protected amino acids can improve milk fat and ECM, not only protein.

Proven bioavailability and TMR stability are critical for on-farm success.

In addition, the seminars previewed AminoShure™-XL, Balchem’s next-generation rumen-protected lysine, set to launch in Europe and the Middle East in early 2026. With more than a decade of research, and leveraging Balchem’s X encapsulation technology, AminoShure™-XL offers higher metabolizable lysine content, ensuring a consistent, reliable, and cost-effective source of lysine—helping reduce ration costs and variability while improving cow productivity. Balchem will release the recordings of the presentations and the Real Science Exchange Podcast. To view the sessions and to learn more about the impact of amino acid balancing on dairy cow nutrition and other benefits, visit https://balchem.com/anh/podcasts-webinars/