# Choline and Methionine: Tiny Nutrients, Big Impact

> A New Zealand dairy consultant argues that transition cow nutrition drives fertility outcomes and highlights methionine and choline as key nutrients. The article explains that cows mobilise body fat around calving, which strains the liver and raises the risk of ketosis and fatty liver.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T06:11:48.653Z
- Category: market · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97246-choline-and-methionine-tiny-nutrients-big-impact
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Demand for methionine and choline supplements in dairy rations is supported by fertility and liver health needs, but the piece is general advice with no new supply or price driver.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral

## Sources

- ruralnewsgroup.co.nz: https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news/dairy-farm-health/opinion-transition-cow-nutrition-methionine-choline-fertility

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