Afgritech LLC has updated the AminoMax Bypass Protein Website at www.AminoMax.com to better meet the needs of dairy nutritionists and researchers, according to Les Berghorn, National Sales Manager.
"AminoMax.com now provides technical articles and nutrition models, as well as numerous links to third-party research sites," said Berghorn. "This has greatly increased the website's value to dairy nutritionists, consultants, veterinary students and researchers."
New content includes multiple articles by Essi Evans, Ph.D., studies on intestinal protein digestion from the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University, and nutrition model values for AminoMax Pro. Links to more than 30 dairy academic sites, forage testing labs and nutrition associations are provided as well.
Introduced to the United States in 2012, AminoMax is a unique bypass protein source made from canola and soy meal. A highly controlled manufacturing process with 400 sensor checkpoints reduces the particles to a very fine, uniform size which allows them to remain suspended and protected in the rumen. The result is a bypass protein source that delivers consistently high levels of bioavailable lysine, methionine and other essential amino acids to the cow.
"The AminoMax manufacturing process is the key to its consistency," said Berghorn. "It's not like other soy bypass products that start with a raw bean, and end with a highly variable product. The amino acid bioavailability is highly consistent because every stage of the manufacturing process is highly controlled."
AminoMax Pro increases metabolizable protein yield, which allows greater flexibility when formulating rations to meet feeding goals, said Tom Tylutki, Ph.D., a Technical Support Nutritionist for Afgritech. "Nutritionists are using AminoMax Pro as a tool to help limit the amount of crude protein in the diet," said Tylutki. "They can help producers improve protein efficiency and energy status of the cow, and reduce the amount of nitrogen excreted."
Currently, researchers at Cornell University's Department of Animal Science are developing repeatable assays to help commercial laboratories measure bypass protein levels in products like AminoMax Pro. Because of its very fine particle size, AminoMax Pro cannot be tested for rumen undegradable protein (RUP) using conventional methods, according to Berghorn.
"We've been providing Cornell with AminoMax samples, both to improve our own product, and to help the industry catch up with today's more advanced manufacturing capabilities," said Berghorn.
For more information about AminoMax, call (855) 785-3625 or visit www.AminoMax.com 3.6.2015