Ruminant feed production methods and systems
AssigneeVenture Milling, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Betton, Normand St. Pierre
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for use in producing feed for a ruminant utilize information about sources of blood meal to provide a formulation for an optimum and cost-effective feed. The ruminant feed has a minimum metabolizable nutrient level for at least one nutrient, e.g., protein. Ruminant feed may be produced by determining a metabolizable nutrient level in a low quality blood meal and determining a quantity of low quality blood meal for blending with a quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second metabolizable nutrient level to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum metabolizable nutrient level.
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A method for use in producing feed for a ruminant, the ruminant feed having a minimum metabolizable nutrient level for at least one nutrient, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first metabolizable nutrient level for each of the at least one nutrient in a low quality blood meal;
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- determining a first quantity of the low quality blood meal for blending with a second quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient based at least in part on the determined first metabolizable nutrient level and on the second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient.
A method for use in producing feed for a ruminant, the ruminant feed having a minimum metabolizable protein (MP) level and a minimum metabolizable lysine (ML) level, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first MP level and a first ML level in a low quality blood meal;
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- determining a first quantity of the low quality blood meal for blending with a second quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second MP level and a second ML level to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum MP level and the minimum ML level based at least in part on the determined first MP and ML levels and on the second MP and ML levels.
A method for producing feed for a ruminant, the ruminant feed having a minimum metabolizable nutrient level for at least one nutrient, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first metabolizable nutrient level for each of the at least one nutrient in a low quality blood meal;
- determining a first quantity of the low quality blood meal for blending with a second quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient based at least in part on the determined first metabolizable nutrient level and on the second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient;
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- blending the first quantity of the low quality blood meal and the second quantity of the high quality blood meal to produce the ruminant feed.
A computer readable media including instructions for configuring a computer to implement a method for producing feed for a ruminant, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first metabolizable nutrient level for each of the at least one nutrient in a low quality blood meal;
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- determining a first quantity of the low quality blood meal for blending with a second quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient based at least in part on the determined first metabolizable nutrient level and on the second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient.
A system for use in producing feed for a ruminant, the ruminant feed having a minimum metabolizable nutrient level for at least one nutrient, the system comprising:
- means for determining a first metabolizable nutrient level for each of the at least one nutrient in a low quality blood meal;
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- means for determining a first quantity of the low quality blood meal for blending with a second quantity of a high quality blood meal having a second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient to produce the ruminant feed having the minimum metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient based at least in part on the determined first metabolizable nutrient level and on the second metabolizable nutrient level for the at least one nutrient.
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