Feeding fat to dairy cows: A complex subject

Lorenzo Quesnel Dear, if you want to drive milk protein content you need to check with your dairy nutritionist the amino acid balance and more special the Metabolisable amino acid balance. You can add bypass methionine (there are a lot of products of bypass methionine) in the ration with an optimum of about 10 grams per cow per day.

How much higher level fat I can use for my cow?

Beautiful article, I really learned how much fat is more than enough in the ration of lactating animals. On this topic, such good research articles are posted.

A complex subject but elucidated in a nice way!

Interesting article. It has been recommended that not more than 6 % should be incorporated in cattle feed, bypass and/ or protected fat has a positive impact on both the health and production, however, fat feeding as such in the ration could create digestive problem and reduced milk production, as it can affect the microbial activities in the rumen.

Nice information, I would like to add higher levels of palm oil based fat/fatty acids having higher level of C16 fatty acids inclusion in ration can suppress synthesis of short and middle chain fatty acids in the udder tissue. These short chain and middle chain fatty acids are important for suckling calves survival and growth also for human health.