Badger By-Pass

Badger By-Pass is a naturally processed, heat treated Soybean meal specifically designed to accommodate the demand of today’s high producing dairy cow.  Locally sourced soybeans of high quality, are roasted and steeped, at controlled temperatures over a specific time to create the finest bypass protein product available.  The cooking process avails itself to not only protecting the protein from rumen digestibility, but also improves the digestibility of the meal in the small intestine.  This makes critical Amino acids such as Lysine and Methionine, which are found in high concentrations in soy, intact and available to the cow.  Our exclusive treatment procedure also denatures poly unsaturated fats to more rumen inert fats, thus reducing the incidence of milk fat depression often associated with feeding vegetable oils.  The soyhulls and gums associated with the raw bean are returned to the final meal, increasing soluble fiber and Net Energy of Lactation.

Badger By-Pass is produced in the heart of dairy country, from Wisconsin Farms, for Wisconsin dairies.  As transportation costs climb, staying local for a high-quality product just makes sense.

High producing cows require two kinds of protein, the protein that is fed in the diet, and the microbial protein they make in the rumen.  What is fed to them should maximize the ability of the rumen to make microbial protein, the principle source of protein she relys on, and Rumen Undegradable Protein (RUP).  This protein should supply the cow the Essential Amino Acids (EAA) that limit her potential to make milk.  Proteins rich in RUP EAA’s are animal proteins and vegetable proteins.  But not all proteins are created equally.  Ideally, RUP would be 100% digestible, but it is not unfortunately.  Some bypass proteins, bypass the cow all together, representing lost income on the ground and precious space in the diet that could have been filled with something cheaper or more beneficial.  The following table presents 5 common protein sources by rank of the most digestible protein to the least.