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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Ruminally Protected Isoleucine, Leucine, Methionine, and Threonine Supplementation of Low-Protein Diets Improved the Performance and Nitrogen Efficiency of Dairy Cows.

Xiaoli Qin, Xueyan Lin, Mark D Hanigan, Kai Zhao, Zhiyong Hu, Yun Wang, Qiuling Hou, Zhonghua Wang

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Xiaoli QinRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6729-6796
Xueyan LinRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Mark D HaniganDepartment of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5639-9677
Kai ZhaoFaculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
Zhiyong HuRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8161-1668
Yun WangRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Qiuling HouRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7108-2347
Zhonghua WangRuminant Nutrition and Physiology Laboratory, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.

Funding

the Modern Agriculture Research System of China CARS-36the Natural Science Foundation of China 31572427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of supplementing rumen-protected methionine, threonine, isoleucine, and leucine to low-protein diets on lactating dairy cow performance. Sixty Holstein cows were assigned to one of four dietary treatments in a 9-week randomized complete block design: positive control (16% crude protein diet; 16% CP), negative control (12% CP), 12% CP plus the four essential amino acids (12% CP + EAA), and 14% CP supplemented with the four EAA (14% CP + EAA). The milk protein yield was significantly decreased in the 12% CP group compared to the 16% CP group but was restored to comparable levels with EAA supplementation of both the 12% and 14% CP diets. Dietary nitrogen intake and urinary nitrogen excretion both increased with higher dietary CP levels. Nitrogen utilization efficiency in milk was significantly improved by EAA supplementation, with the highest efficiency observed in the 12% CP + EAA treatment (39.0% vs. 33.3% in the 16% CP diet). Plasma urea levels increased with elevated dietary CP and EAA supplementation. Moreover, EAA supplementation significantly elevated venous methionine levels and showed a tendency to increase venous leucine levels. Additionally, compared to the negative control, EAA supplementation increased concentrations of glucagon and prolactin (

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low protein dietsmilk performancemTORC1nitrogen balancerumen-protected amino acid

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