Nutrition solutions for ruminants: Rumen protected lysine

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2025-08-04 21:58

Nutrition solutions for ruminants: Rumen protected lysine

Information Summary:

By bypassing rumen degradation,rumen protected lysine corrects lysine deficiencies in ruminant diets, enhancing milk protein yield in dairy cows,improving growth rates and feed efficiency of production in beef cattle.

Rumen protected lysine

Rumen protected lysine hydrochloride is a specially formulated version of the essential amino acid lysine, coated with fatty acids or polymers to resist degradation by rumen microbes, ensuring its targeted delivery and absorption in the small intestine of ruminant animals.

Properties of rumen protected lysine:

1. Targeted Amino Acid Delivery

Its specialized coating (e.g., lipid polymers or pH-sensitive films) resists rumen microbial breakdown, ensuring over 85% of lysine reaches the small intestine for efficient absorption.

2. Optimizes Protein Synthesis & Production

By bypassing rumen degradation, it corrects lysine deficiencies in ruminant diets, enhancing milk protein yield in dairy cows and improving growth rates/feed efficiency in beef cattle.

3. Supports Metabolic Health and Cost Efficiency

Reduces nitrogen waste (lowering environmental impact), decreases reliance on high-cost protein sources like soybean meal.