Method of calculating a feed ration for a ruminant
US8949035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B15/02
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Systems and methods measure ruminal undigested fiber fractions in a feed by sampling forages and grains from available feed sources, analyzing the samples to determine a starting NDF value and an ending NDF value after ruminal digestion, calculating a ruminal undigested NDF fraction based thereon; andcalculating a feed ration using the ruminal undigested NDF fraction and feeding rates of the analyzed samples. Systems and methods reduce feed costs or improve milk production by analyzing feed components in a feed ration fed to a lactating ruminant, comparing the analyzed results with a feed formulation stored in memory, where the feed formulation is for controlling a rate and extent of fiber and starch digestion in the rumen, and reformulating the feed ration based on the comparison. The rate of fiber digestion may be controlled based on a determination of the ruminal undigested NDF fraction of the analyzed feed components.
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