Canola Meal and Pea Solubles Feed Additive for Meat Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a natural, efficient, and reproducible method to enhance meat quality in livestock, particularly through the utilization of abundant and relatively cheap food sources like canola meal and pea solubles, which have not been fully exploited in animal feed.
Innovation Solution
A feed additive comprising at least 95% canola meal and at least 1% pea solubles is administered to ruminant animals, enhancing meat quality by improving marbling, increasing Longissimus thoracic area, and increasing the proportion of prime-quality meat.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If canola meal is used as a feed component to improve nutrient utilization, then growth performance is improved, but energy value is lower than cereal grain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines canola meal with pea solubles (a byproduct of protein isolation) to create a composite feed additive. This merging of two materials compensates for the low energy value of canola meal by incorporating pea solubles which provide additional nutritional value, thereby improving overall energy utilization while maintaining the benefits of canola meal.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite feed formulation consisting of canola meal and pea solubles. This composite material leverages the strengths of both components: canola meal provides nutrient utilization benefits while pea solubles contribute additional energy and nutritional value, overcoming the limitation of canola meal's low energy value compared to cereal grains.
2Productivity
If conventional feed is used to maintain growth performance, then growth is maintained, but meat quality parameters such as marbling and prime-quality proportion are not enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the local quality principle by specifically targeting meat quality parameters (marbling, prime-quality proportion, Longissimus thoracic area) rather than uniformly improving all aspects of feed. The canola meal and pea solubles combination is specifically formulated to enhance intramuscular fat deposition and meat grading parameters while maintaining overall growth performance, providing localized improvement in meat quality characteristics.
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AI summary
The present invention provides methods of enhancing meat quality obtained from an animal by administering to the animal an improved animal feed comprising an additive mixed with the animal feed. The animal feed comprises an animal feed additive comprising pea solubles, in particular pea solubles added to canola meal.