Methionine in cow’s diet for better embryos

The amino acid methionine can enhance the survival capacity of embryos, when added to the cow’s diet during the prepartum and postpartum periods. This was shown by new research from the University of Illinois in the US. Because cows cannot produce methionine, it needs to come from the diet. In the study, researchers began supplementing the diets of 1 group of cows 21 days before they gave birth and continued the supplement through 72 days after birth. The control group did not receive methion