System and method for optimizing animal production based on environmental nutrient inputs

• US 20060041408A1
• Filed: 07/27/2005
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Can Technologies, Inc. (Cargill Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Can Technologies, Inc. (Cargill Incorporated)
• Inventors: Barziza, Daniel, Cook, David A., Newcomb, Mark D., Messman, Michael A., Engelke, Gregory L., Burghardi, Steve R., McGoogan, Bruce Brim, Giesting, Donald W., Ligt, Jennifer L.G. van de
• Granted Patent: US 7,827,015 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/6
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/02 Automatic devices automatic identification devices for stock A01K11/006
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/00 Animal feeding-stuffs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on environmental nutrient inputs. The system comprises a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements in view of environmental nutrients received by an animal based on characteristics of the animal and a formulator engine configured to receive the set of animal requirements and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal requirements.

Claims

1. A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on environmental nutrient inputs, comprising:

a simulator engine configured generate a set of animal requirements in view of environmental nutrients received by an animal based on characteristics of the animal; and

a formulator engine configured to receive the set of animal requirements and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal requirements.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the simulator engine is further configured to project the environmental nutrients received by an animal based on a listing of environmental ingredients available to the animal and the characteristics of the animal.

3. The system of claim 1, further including an enterprise supervisor engine configured to generate an optimized value for at least one variable input, the variable input having an affect on the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein generating an optimized value for the at least one variable input includes providing a projected effect of the modification to the at least one variable input.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the simulator engine is further configured to generate a projected effect of the consumption of the environmental nutrient by the animal.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the projected effect is the effect of a waste stream generated by the animal on the environmental ingredients.

7. The system of claim 5, further including an enterprise supervisor engine configured to generate an optimized value for at least one variable input, the optimized value being configured to minimize a detrimental effect of the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

8. The system of claim 1, further including an environmental ingredient performance simulator configured to generate an environmental ingredient performance profile based upon the consumption of the environmental ingredients and the inputs provided to the environment.

9. A method for generating an animal feed formulation based on environmental nutrient inputs, comprising:

receiving a listing of environmental nutrient inputs;

generating a projection of the consumption of the environmental nutrient inputs by an animal;

determining a set of animal nutritional requirements in view of the consumption of the environmental nutrient inputs by the animal based on the characteristics of the animal; and

generating an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal requirements.

10. The method of claim 9, further including generating an optimized value for at least one variable input, the variable input having an affect on the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein generating an optimized value for the at least one variable input includes providing a projected effect of the modification to the at least one variable input.

12. The method of claim 9, further including generating a projected effect of the consumption of the environmental ingredient by the animal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the projected effect is the effect of a waste stream generated by the animal on the environmental ingredients.

14. The method of claim 12, further including generating an optimized value for at least one variable input, the optimized value being configured to the minimize a detrimental effect of the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

15. The method of claim 9, further including generating an environmental ingredient performance profile based upon the consumption of the environmental ingredients and the inputs provided to the environment.

16. A system for generating an animal feed formulation, comprising:

a simulator engine configured to receive a plurality of animal information inputs and generate animal requirements based on the animal information inputs, the animal information inputs including a listing of environmental ingredients available to the animal, wherein at least one of the animal information inputs is designated as a variable input;

a formulator engine, the formulator engine configured to receive a plurality of animal feed ingredient inputs and generate an animal feed formulation composed of the animal feed ingredients based on the animal requirements and projected consumption of the environmental ingredients by the animal; and

an enterprise supervisor engine configured to optimize the animal feed formulation according to at least one optimization criteria, and further configured to generate an optimized value for the at least one variable input based on the at least one optimization criteria.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the simulator engine is further configured to generate a projection of the environmental nutrients received by an animal based on a listing of environmental ingredients available to the animal and the characteristics of the animal.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the enterprise supervisor engine is further configured to generate an optimized value for at least one variable input, the variable input having an affect on the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein generating an optimized value for the at least one variable input includes providing a projected effect of the modification to the at least one variable input.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the simulator engine is further configured to generate a projected effect of the consumption of the environmental ingredient by the animal.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the projected effect is the effect of a waste stream generated by the animal on the environmental ingredients.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the enterprise supervisor engine is further configured to generate an optimized value for at least one variable input, the optimized value being configured to the minimize a detrimental effect of the environmental nutrients received by an animal.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the simulator engine includes an environmental ingredient performance simulator configured to generate an environmental ingredient performance profile based upon the consumption of the environmental ingredients and the inputs provided to the environment.