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Overview

1) What is Dairyman’s Edge® PRO?

2) How it works

3) Proof it works

4) Economic benefits

5) Summation

What Is ?

Nutritional tool designed to:

Maintain & improve rumen function

Improve overall gastrointestinal efficiency

Successor to leading ProNutrient, Dairyman’s Edge®

All ingredients researched & selected for mode of

action

What You Get With

Live Yeast

Yeast Culture

Live Bacteria

Active Enzymes

Salt of Glutamic Acid

40.0 x 109 CFU/oz.

2.5 x’s DME

Upgraded

Yes + Additional

Yes

How it works: Live Yeast

Scavenges Oxygen

↓Oxidative stress

↑ Level of cellulolytic bacteria

↑ Total viable bacteria

↑ Microbial protein production

↑ Rate of fiber digestion

↑ VFA production

↓ Lag time of fiber digestion

↓ Lactate production

Controls ruminal pH

How it works: Yeast Culture

Nucleic acids

Iso acids

Vitamins

Cofactors

Enzymes

Yeast Culture↑ Total Rumen Bacteria

How it works: Bacteria Species supplied

1) Enterococcus faecium

2) Lactobacillus acidophilus

3) Lactobacillus plantarum

4) Lactobacillus brevis

5) Bacillus subtilus

Modes of Action

1) Inhibit bad bacteria

2) Supply enzymes/ vitamins

3) Colonize small intestine

4) ↑Rumen bacteria levels

5) ↓Negative effects of stress

How it works: Enzymes

Amylase, Cellulase, Betaglucanase, Hemicellulase, Xylanase

↑Fiber & starch digestion ↑Rate of carb assimilation ↑Microbial protein production

↑Available nutrients↓Grain passage into manure↓Viscosity of rumen fluid

Breakdown feedstuffs into simpler substrates

How it works: Salt of Glutamic Acid

Enhances feed palatability

Transaminated into amino acids

Bacteria absorb amino acids

↑ Microbial protein production

Add It All Together And You Get:

+

Proof it works: Production

11 Commercial research trials

Mid-late & early lactation groups

Switchback & side x side designs

Multiple states & seasons

Control rations varied by farm

All test rations included Dairyman’s Edge® PRO

Effect of Dairyman’s Edge® PRO on Production Performance

Statistical Analysis

11 Commercial Trials 2 ADFI Metabolic Trials

Protocol Review & Statistical Analysis

Dr. Essi Evans of Essie Evans Technical Advisory Service

Production Performance Results

Mid-Late lac.Averages

150 Day Milk+3.79 lbs.

% Protein +0.02

% Fat +0.05

Early lac.Averages

Milk+5.08 lbs.

% Protein +0.05

% Fat +0.15

Proof it Works: Rumen DigestionAtlantic Dairy and Forage Institute (ADFI)

Establish effect of Dairyman’s Edge® PRO on

Feed digestibility4 rumen fistulated cows Test cows fed PROVarious feedstuff samplesSample incubation periods of 6, 12, 24 hrs.

How

Where

Why

Rumen Digestion ResultsEffects Of Dairyman’s Edge® PRO On Feedstuff Digestibility

Feedstuff % NDF % ADF Change InNDF Digestion

Change InADF Digestion Solubility

Corn Silage 49.0% 29.0% ↑ 1.00% ↑ 4.0% ↑ 0.40%

Alfalfa Silage 47.0% 36.0% Unchanged ↑ 7.3% ↑ 2.08%

Timothy Hay 69.0% 36.0% ↑ 5.00% ↑ 2.00% ↑ 4.23%

Dry Corn Grain 13.0% 3.00% ↑ 5.50% Unchanged ↑ 15.4%

Soybean Meal 9.50% 7.50% ↑ 3.00% ↑ 1.80% ↑ 14.5%

Digestibility improvements = ↑ Glucose for rumen microbes

Proof it works: Whole Tract Digestibility

Research by ADFI to determine effect of PRO on:

Urinary CP & Metabolizable protein

8 cow side x side design

4 fed Dairyman’s Edge ® PRO

2 week period

Last 4 days in metabolism stall

Whole Tract Digestibility ResultsGroup Crude Protein (N)

Loss in UrineMetabolizable Protein Available for Milk etc.

Control Ration Dietary Crude Protein 41.2% 29.7%

Pro Treatment Ration Dietary Crude Protein 32.2% 37.0%

Difference -9.0% +7.3%

Dairyman’s Edge ® PRO= Less protein wasted in urine; More microbial protein production

Economic Benefits$1.23/ lb. $2,460/ ton.$0.077/ head per day50 lbs./bag 40 Bags/ Skid

Milk Price/ cwt

Increased Production Income Cost PRO

Benefit

$18.00 3.79 lbs. $0.68 $0.077 + $0.51$20.00 3.79 lbs. $0.76 $0.077 + $0.68

SummationWhat you can expect with

Solid Ingredients

• Live Yeast/ Yeast Culture• Bacteria• Enzymes• Salt of glutamic Acid

Solid Results

• ↑Production Performance• ↑ Nutrient Utilization• ↑ Return on investment• ↓ Nutrient Wasting