An approach to precisely calculate variable dosing of highly nutritious and energetic animal feed

H. Ortiz-Laurel; D. Rössel

An approach to precisely calculate variable dosing of highly nutritious and energetic animal feed

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H. Ortiz-Laurel

H. Ortiz-Laurel ¹Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Córdoba, km 348, Carr. Fed. Córdoba-Veracruz, Córdoba, Veracruz, C.P. 94500, México; hlaurel@colpos.mx

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D. Rössel ²Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus San Luis Potosí. Iturbide No. 73, Salinas de Hgo., S.L.P., C.P. 78600. México; edietmar@colpos.mx

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Pages:: 37–44

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086866632_006

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Animals in an intensive production industry tend to be managed as part of a group and rations are formulated for the whole herd. Although, the actual trend is toward fewer and larger farms, animals must received healthy feed adapted to their age and species in sufficient quantity to maintain their health and satisfy their nutritional needs. Precision agriculture applied to the animal industries relies more precisely on individual animals instead of specific spot of land and crop. Thus, global concern about energy efficiency both technical and biological pleads for a more precise energetic calculation from feed constituents. Therefore, automated feeding systems where individual animals are given a precise ration based upon their production level are fairly commonplace. These decision support tools aid when feeding livestock, where it is important to supply them with a ration which however, usually has a large variation regarding its nutritious value. An immediate and simple solution is to supply a ration carefully metered on a very precise scale, which can be substituted later for a volume based system. In a 100 beef cattle farm trials were set to provide animals with variable grading rations and a feed dosing plan was carried out. These data were transformed into equations for modeling the available biological energy and its variation. By making use of this technique as a system control and the employed technology including the calculation for the equivalent energy, both technical and biological, it was possible to have an economical evaluation for mechanizing this process. The result of this investigation is to provide with a method able to prepare a concentrate mixing with minimum variation within its biological value, either for a day or a technological period. Also, a better flavoured ration, elaborated by suitable ingredients encourage maximum forage intake by the animals.

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Precision livestock farming '09

E-Book ISBN:: 9789086866632

Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 30 Oct 2009

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  - Animal & Veterinary

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