Calcium Chloride Feed Supplement for Cattle Ration Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ruminant animals, such as cattle, fed diets with no or low roughage experience erratic feed intake and digestive disorders, leading to reduced performance and increased costs due to starch overload and poor feed conversion efficiency when fed diets lacking roughage.
Innovation Solution
A feed supplement containing calcium chloride, optionally combined with fish oil, diammonium phosphate, or ammonium sulfate, is used to modify the feeding pattern of cattle, increasing the frequency of feedings and reducing intake per feeding, thereby mimicking the feeding behavior of cattle on a typical roughage diet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If no roughage or low roughage diets are fed to cattle, then energy concentration in the diet is increased, but feed intake becomes erratic and digestive disorders occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the physical and chemical properties of the feed through processing methods such as extrusion, pelleting, or rolling. These processing changes alter the feed's texture, density, and palatability, which in turn modify the cattle's feeding behavior to create more consistent intake patterns even when roughage content is low or absent
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces processed feed forms as an intermediary between the high-energy grain diet and the cattle's digestive system. The processing creates a physical form that mimics the chewing and swallowing behavior associated with roughage consumption, thereby mediating the digestive response and stabilizing intake patterns
2Quantity of substance
If no roughage or low roughage diets are fed to cattle, then diet cost is reduced, but feed conversion efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the physical and chemical properties of the feed through processing methods such as extrusion, pelleting, or rolling. These processing changes alter the feed's texture, density, and palatability, which in turn modify the cattle's feeding behavior to create more consistent intake patterns even when roughage content is low or absent
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces periodic feeding regimens where processed feed is offered at specific intervals throughout the day. This periodic action mimics the natural feeding patterns cattle would exhibit with roughage, creating consistent intake cycles that improve feed conversion efficiency while maintaining cost-effectiveness
3Productivity
If cattle consume more feed per feeding on no roughage diets, then fewer feedings are required, but starch overload and digestive problems increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces periodic feeding regimens where processed feed is offered at specific intervals throughout the day. This periodic action mimics the natural feeding patterns cattle would exhibit with roughage, creating consistent intake cycles that improve feed conversion efficiency while maintaining cost-effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the feed physically dynamic through processing methods that create varying textures and densities. The processed feed can be adjusted in its physical characteristics to control the rate of consumption and digestion, preventing starch overload while maintaining efficient feeding
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AI summary
The present invention relates to feed compositions that can modify the feeding behavior of animals. Supplements can be added to no or low roughage rations that improve the performance of animals. In particular, the addition of calcium chloride to a low or no roughage ration can increase the number of feedings but decrease the amount of feeding per meal. This can result in promoting enhances feed conversion and better cost of feed to weight gain.