
PRECISION RELEASE NITROGEN
Precision Feeding equals Rumen Efficiency
Maximizing rumen efficiency and the output of microbial protein and VFA’s is the most significant factor impacting feed input costs and milk production. Rumen efficiency is influenced by many factors; carbohydrate type and nitrogen availability being highly important.
The role of nitrogen in microbial protein synthesis is well known but underestimated. Using Balchem’s Precision Release Nutrient technology, your cows receive a more consistent and sustained level of nitrogen to the rumen; maximizing microbial protein output.

- Improve Digestible Protein Yield and Quality – Replace low-quality proteins with NitroShure. Balancing nitrogen release with available carbohydrates in the rumen leads to improvements in high-quality, microbial protein production.
- Improve Fiber Digestion and Dry Matter Utilization – Microbial mass and activity are increased when available carbohydrates and nitrogen are balanced, resulting in greater dry matter utilization, fiber digestion and volatile fatty acid production.
- Create Ration Space – Replace less dense sources of protein with NitroShure to create approximately 2 pounds of dry matter space in the ration. The additional space can be used o increase dietary levels of forage, non-fiber carbohydrate or other key ration ingredients to improve milk and milk component production.
- Lower Ration Costs – Replace more expensive protein sources with NitroShure to reduce purchased feed costs.
Real Science
Nitrogen’s role in maximizing rumen efficiency
Increasing microbial growth and efficiency allows the cow to get the most nutrition out of her ration. When you maximize the microbial population, you increase the amount and quality of the protein available to the cow. At the same time, carbohydrate digestion is improved. Thus providing more energy as well. By optimizing rumen microbial protein synthesis you can reduce nutrient input costs and improve cow performance.






Real Results
Improved digestion gives you more from less.
According to research conducted by Garrett et al., replacing a portion of the soybean meal with a blend of NitroShure, corn and molasses delivered an equivalent amount of protein by generating more microbial mass, representing 286 grams/day more microbial protein in a cow eating 22.5 kg dry matter intake.

Digestibility | |||
Item | Control | NitroShure™ | Difference |
Dry Matter | 60.0% | 65.6% | 9.3% |
Crude Protein | 77.6% | 84.8% | 9.3% |
NDF | 53.7% | 59.4% | 10.6% |
ADF | 52.5% | 55.3% | 5.9% |
Total Carbohydrate1 | 46.6% | 50.7% | 8.8% |
1 g NDF + g NSC digested per day
In a 2010 study by Highstreet et al., California State University, feeding NitroShure versus urea improved overall lactation performance.


Variable | Control – Urea | NitroShure™ | P Value |
DM Intake, lb/d (kg/d) | 62.6 (28.5) | 63.3 (28.8) | NS |
Milk Yield, lb/d (kg/d) | 103 (46.8) | 105 (47.7) | 0.14 |
Fat Yield, lb/d (kg/d) | 3.66 (1.66) | 3.81 (1.73) | 0.01 |
Protein Yield, lb/d (kg/d) | 2.86 (1.30) | 2.95 (1.34) | 0.01 |
Milk Fat, % | 3.57 | 3.67 | 0.01 |
Milk Protein, % | 2.78 | 2.82 | 0.01 |
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