The Role of Protein and Amino Acid Nutrition in ... - Adisseo.biz

Diet Containing 17% CP and Balanced for Met
(2.17% MP) & Lys (6.8% MP) Requirements
• Lactating cow producing 45 kg of milk with 3.15%
true protein and consuming 25 kg of DM
– Metabolizable protein required = 3,050 g/d
– Metabolizable protein intake = 3,150 g/d
– Predicted PUN = 21 mg/dL
3% surplus of MP
• Lactating cow producing 20 kg of milk with 3.30%
true protein and consuming 16 kg of DM
– Metabolizable protein required = 1,600 g/d
– Metabolizable protein intake = 1,935 g/d
– Predicted PUN = 14 mg/dL
20% surplus of MP