DLF FIBER ENERGY™
Years of breeding and selection of only the best forage cultivars have increased the overall digestibility of our varieties. Only products with the highest fiber digestibility are honored with a DLF Fiber Energy™ badge.
FIBER DIGESTIBILITY EXPLAINED
In its simplest form, a plant cell can be split into two parts: the cell wall and the cell contents. The cell contents are made up of highly digestible components (protein, crude fat, starch, and sugars), so DLF researchers focus their attention on the cell wall, specifically cellulose and hemicellulose. These two components, combined with lignin, are referred to as digestible neutral detergent fiber (dNDF) and ultimately determine the digestibility of forages and provide us with an opportunity for improvement.
DLF Fiber Energy™ is a quality standard used for forage varieties with increased dNDF. Through plant breeding, screening and lab analysis, DLF researchers can select varieties with higher levels of dNDF.
INCREASED MILK & MEAT PRODUCTION
Simply put, animals eat the same amount of forage but with improved digestion, leading to greater feed uptake, more milk and meat produced, and less methane emissions per unit of milk/meat.
DLF Fiber Energy™ varieties show at least a 1% increase in cell wall digestibility, which our research shows is the equivalent of an extra 0.25 liters of milk per cow per day or 24 more grams of live weight gain per day.
The global demand for meat and milk is high, and as the world’s population increases exponentially the demand of tomorrow will be even higher, so trust in the vetted DLF Fiber Energy™ varieties!
