公开(公告)号：US20160324126A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15108933

申请日：2014-12-31

Applicant: ALLTECH, INC.

Inventor： James Dennison Johnston ,  Robin Alexander Johnston ,  Tyler Cole Bramble ,  Karl A. Dawson

IPC: A01K29/00 ,  G01N21/359 ,  A01K5/02 ,  A23K50/10 ,  A23N17/00

CPC classification number: A01K29/005 ,  A01K5/0275 ,  A23K50/10 ,  A23N17/007 ,  G01N21/359

Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating milk producing animal feed conversion efficiency and carbon footprint, such as to allow adjustments to be made in the animals feed to improve milk production, reduce waste, and/or reduce the carbon footprint. In embodiments of the present application, a system is provided that integrates a digestion model of an animal feed with milk production efficiency and carbon footprint. Such systems and methods are useful to analyze and compare different animal feed compositions that differ from one another in one or more components and/or to analyze the effect of the addition of a feed supplement on milk production efficiency and/or carbon footprint. In some embodiments, the systems and methods described herein provide feed parameter-carbon footprint compromise. A feed parameter-carbon footprint compromise is useful to adjust animal feed composition by balancing milk production efficiency with effects on carbon footprint. Different feed supplements or amounts of feed supplements, and/or different feed compositions are selected based on the desired feed parameter-carbon footprint compromise.

Abstract translation: 用于估计产奶动物饲料转化效率和碳足迹的系统和方法，例如允许在动物饲料中进行调整以改善产奶量，减少浪费和/或减少碳足迹。 在本申请的实施例中，提供了一种将动物饲料的消化模型与牛奶生产效率和碳足迹相结合的系统。 这样的系统和方法可用于分析和比较在一种或多种组分中彼此不同的不同动物饲料组合物和/或分析添加饲料添加剂对牛奶生产效率和/或碳足迹的影响。 在一些实施例中，本文所述的系统和方法提供进料参数 - 碳足迹损害。 饲料参数 - 碳足迹损害是通过平衡牛奶生产效率和碳足迹的影响来调整动物饲料组成的。 基于所需的进料参数 - 碳足迹损害来选择不同的饲料添加剂或饲料添加剂的量，和/或不同的饲料组合物。