Archer Daniels Midland Company is unlocking the potential of nature for dairy producers with HFP (High Fat Product). Maximized milk production, lowered costs, and convenience are three important benefits HFP has over traditional energy sources.

To maximize production in your high-producing dairy cows, the ration must provide the most energy possible without sacrificing rumen health. A healthy rumen means more milk and components. HFP offers a unique profile to complement high energy rations. This results in the maintenance of milk and butterfat production through the summer heat; improvement in the quality of milk produced; or an increase in milk butterfat and milk protein.

On-farm feed trials show lower feed costs for producers who have used HFP to replace other fat sources such as cottonseed, roasted soybeans, or tallow. Lowering input costs is a vital part of remaining profitable in today's marketplace. For example, a dairy milking 6,000 cows, feeding a mixture of HFP, hay, silage, whole cottonseed, canola meal, beet pulp, barley, and hominy can save around $500 per day. So whether you buy HFP direct or have it added to your grain mix at the feed mill, the cost savings are real.

Highly palatable HFP is convenient in ways other fat sources are not. HFP is in meal form, so you can include it in your cows' ration as a high-fat source without special handling procedures-unlike cottonseed or tallow.

HFP is a consistent blend of corn and soybean coproducts from ADM's vegetable oil extraction and refining processes. Through a unique process, nearly half the lipid content is rendered ruminally inert, resulting in a product that helps get more energy to the cow without depressing fiber digestion. The high-quality vegetable protein is nearly one-half rumen bypass, so it gets more nutrients and intact natural protein directly to the animal. This reduces excess nitrogen in the rumen and ensures that more intact natural protein gets into the small intestine and ultimately to the cow. The combination of nutrient profile and rumen escape values makes HFP a welcome addition to the ingredients used for your high-performance herd.

The fiber component rounds out this unique blend and enables HFP to add a source of degradable fiber to the ration. The added source of energy for rumen microbes is not as rapidly degraded as NSC and helps maintain the pH of the rumen, reducing acidosis.

Usage rates vary, depending on the level of fat, fiber, and protein from other sources, as well as the proper blending of all nutrients to maintain proper rumen function and high animal performance. Additional applications include feedlots, stocker, cow calf, and show stock supplementation.

ADM is committed to least-cost production through efficiency and volume. As the largest soybean and corn processor in the world, we can produce, handle, and transport HFP to the farm, giving you a high quality, consistent, and economically priced feed ingredient-in the amount you need, when you need it. Find out for yourself what so many dairy farmers already know: HFP lowers costs and maximizes production. And that means savings for your dairy.

Utilizing HFP in Feed Formulations
HFP (High Fat Product) is a unique feed ingredient that has utility in many ration formulations. With 18% fat, HFP is able to increase energy content of rations without increasing starch content. The bypass characteristics of the fat enable it to complement rations that are already utilizing high levels of fat without depressing rumen function. Individual feeding schemes and rations will dictate how much HFP can be used but most users report success with 2-4 pounds per head per day in high producing dairy rations. Use in beef grower/feedlot rations will be similar and depend on other energy sources available and fiber level of the ration. Sufficient long fiber inclusion as well as consideration for the total fat in the diet will help to maximize the benefits seen with HFP. The lipid is derived from 100% vegetable sources so no restrictions on use by animal species are needed. By utilizing salts of fatty acids compared to neutral oil (as is found in whole oilseeds), HFP is able to work into balanced formulations without depressing fiber digestion.

The bypass protein found in HFP also distinguishes it from competing energy products in many rations. The protein and soluble fiber characteristics of HFP enable it to blend well with a variety of ingredients which gives you more flexibility in developing rations for high producing animals. HFP has been used successfully in dairy and beef cattle diets, show feeds, horse rations, as well as sheep and goat rations. The guaranteed analysis is as follows:

Crude Protein ............Not less than 16%
Crude Fat ..................Not less than 18%
Crude Fiber ................Not more than 20%
ADF...........................Not more than 30%
Ash............................Not more than 11%

Typical nutrient profiles including CNCPS values for ration programs are:

          ADM High Fat Product Analysis Table

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Nutrient                          Typical Value          Typical Value
                                            As Fed                  Dry Matter
Moisture, % ............................10
Dry Matter, % .........................90 ............................100
Ash, %. ...................................9 ..............................10
Crude Protein, % ....................17 ..............................19
Bypass Protein, %...................48
Crude Fat, % ..........................18 ..............................20
Bypass Fat*, % ......................46
Starch, %. ...............................4 ...............................4.5
Crude Fiber, % .......................18 ..............................20
NDF, %o.................................38 ..............................42
ADF, %...................................26 ..............................29
TDN .......................................83 ..............................93
NEL, Mcal/lb ............................1.0..............................1.1
NEM, Mcal/lb ...........................1.1..............................1.2
NEG, Mcal/ Ib ..........................0.8...............................0.9
Ca, % .....................................0.34..............................0.38
P, %) ..................................... 0.40............................0.45
Mg, % .....................................0.25............................0.28
K, %. ......................................0.88............................0.99
Na, % ......................................1.25............................1.40
S, % ........................................0.13............................0.14
Zn, ppm ..................................43 ..............................48
Cu, ppm....................................2 ................................2
Mn, ppm .................................24 ..............................27
Mo, ppm ...................................1.2..............................1.4

These values are averages and should not be interpreted as guarantees for contractual purposes. No implications or usage recommendations are to be made from the above values. *18-hour in-situ analysis. Ingredients: Processed Grain By-products, Roughage Products, Vegetable Oil Refinery Lipid (feed grade), and Bentonite.