Abstract:
A method and apparatus for feeding livestock is presented. The method includes feeding livestock using a mobile feed preparation apparatus (300) comprising a processor (410) and a first non-transitory computer readable medium (420) in communication with the processor (410), wherein the mobile feed preparation apparatus (300) can dispense a plurality of feed rations, each feed ration comprising a base feed and at least one of a plurality of feed additives. The method includes dispensing from the mobile feed preparation apparatus a first feed ration comprising the base feed and a first feed additive, wherein the dispensed first feed ration comprises a dispensed amount of the first feed additive.
Abstract:
A system and method for processing a cereal grain including establishing a correlation between outgassing levels of one or more volatile compounds from the cereal grain as it is processed by exposure to steam cooking and rolling into a processed grain, and a starch availability in the processed grain, and altering the process to produce a desired starch availability by altering the flaking process to product the correlated outgassing levels of the volatile compounds.
Abstract:
Feed grains for livestock rations or ethanol production are treated with a solution containing a non-protein nitrogen compound, such as urea, to enhance digestibility. The enhanced digestibility of the treated grain improves the feed utilization efficiency of the livestock ration. The treatment solution of this invention may be used with or without accompanying mechanical processing, such as dry-rolling.