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

• US 20080154569A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• 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., van de Ligt, Jennifer L. G.
• Application Number:
  US11/978,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/11
• 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.