Amino Acids
Perdue Animal Nutrition is committed to improving the profitability of the dairy producer by providing quality and consistent feedstuffs. Milk components drive milk income and increasing amino acid supply can increase milk component yield.
Methionine, lysine and histidine are key amino acids for maximizing milk protein yield. Additionally, recent research demonstrates that leucine, along with isoleucine, is key for maximizing milk and milk protein yield. Blood meal is high in digestible lysine, histidine and leucine. Rumen-protected methionine can be added to allow for formulation of a nutrient dense product that supplies all key amino acids needed by a lactating dairy cow.
At Perdue Animal Nutrition, we take pride in supplying consistent quality products. Our quality control and assurance program ensure that supply of metabolizable amino acids is the same load after load. Our range of high-quality protein products allow you to select the product that best blends cost efficacy with amino acid balancing.
Choose a product to learn more about its features and benefits:
SPECTRUM AgriBlue® is a highly concentrated and consistent source of metabolizable essential amino acids with added rumen-protected methionine and lysine.
SPECTRUM AgriRed® is a highly concentrated and consistent source of metabolizable essential amino acids with added rumen-protected lysine.
SPECTRUM AgriGold® is a consistent source of metabolizable essential amino acids with added rumen-protected methionine and lysine that is designed to be delivered to a dairy.
AAdvantage is formulated to be similar to a high-quality blood meal and supply metabolizable lysine and essential amino acids in a concentrated product.
MetAAtein® is formulated to be similar to average blood meal and supply metabolizable essential amino acids more consistently than typical blood meal. Other product attributes include favorable handling characteristics.
ProvAAl2 EscAAlate™ is a highly digestible concentrated protein source rich in lysine, histidine and total EAA.
Pro-Team® dairy blends represents a cost-effective and consistent source of metabolizable essential amino acids.
Alanna Kmicikewycz, Ph.D. – Technical Services Manager, Midwest
Alanna Kmicikewycz is the Technical Services Manager for Perdue Animal Nutrition. Born and raised in Illinois, Alanna earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following her undergraduate studies, she received her Master’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. in Animal Science from The Pennsylvania State University, both with an emphasis on ruminant nutrition. Her Master’s research focused on nutritional feeding and management strategies to optimize growth and health in dairy calves, and her Ph.D. research focused on forage mitigation methods for subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in high producing dairy cattle.
Alanna is passionate about bringing research and innovative feed technologies to the forefront of the dairy industry in order to make a positive and significant impact for dairy cattle and producers alike. She resides in Wisconsin and enjoys spending time with her family, swimming, hiking, and reading.
Derek Wasson, Ph.D. – Technical Sales Manager, East
Derek Wasson is the Eastern Technical Sales Manager for Perdue Animal Nutrition.
He was born and raised in central Pennsylvania and grew up on his family’s dairy farm. Derek attended Penn State University and received a B.S. in Animal Science before spending four years of work in dairy nutrition consulting and feed ingredient sales. He went back to Penn State to earn his M.S. and Ph.D., where he researched the impacts of methane inhibitors on ruminal fermentation and dairy cattle production.
Derek still resides in central Pennsylvania near his family’s dairy with his wife and two children.