Enzymes in Cow Feed- Andrea Tholen

This is an article about enzymes in cow feed. They have developed new enzyme formulations and they can make the cow produce more milk. For cattle diets, enzymes must bind specifically to feeds and be resistant to rumen degradation. Since the primary digestible components of forages are cellulose and hemicellulose, recent research has focused on enzymes specific to these nutrients. Cows fed enzyme-treated forage during the first 100 days of lactation produced nine to 15 per cent more milk and 16 to 23 per cent more energy-corrected milk than cows fed the control diet. If farmers implemented the enzymes into their feeding programs then it could save them a lot of money and allow them to actually make more money in the long run.

Cow Enzymes