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Feedlot computer network installation for managing feedlot operations

US5867820A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1996
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/383
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer network and method for feeding animals in a feedlot, in which discretion and direct control over the various suboperations of the feed ration assignment and delivery process are distributed among the individual operators in the system, while the feedlot manager is capable of indirectly monitoring the performance of the various suboperations.

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