Our products with rumen bypass fat contain lots of unsaturated fats that we have made rumen bypass-capable through heating.
In combination with rumen bypass proteins, these provide the small intestine of the cows with high-quality amino acids and high-quality fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) for optimal production. As well as optimal milk production with a high protein content in the milk, in practice this improves the fertility of dairy cattle.
Adding fats to the diet is an attractive option because they contain a lot of energy and few phosphates. But not all fats are the same. For instance, non-bypass unsaturated fats in the diet lead to an increase in milk production, but also lower milk-fat content. The latter consequence results from hydrogenation in the rumen of unsaturated fats. We counter this by making our unsaturated fats rumen-resistant.
Because we toast raw materials, the anti-nutritional factors (ANF) are destroyed without loss of protein quality.