# Avoid the trap of lowering ration costs at the expense of production

> Provimi advises dairy producers against cutting ration costs by lowering protein too far, since milk output and components can suffer. It explains that blood meal is a common lysine source but varies widely in amino acid content and palatability.

- Date: 2019-10-15 · published 2019-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56895-avoid-the-trap-of-lowering-ration-costs-at-the-expense-of-production
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

This is nutritional guidance rather than a market event, so it has no clear price implication. It may slightly affect demand for blood meal and other protein sources in dairy rations.

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/dairy/avoid-the-trap-of-lowering-ration-costs-at-the-expense-of-production

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