Microbial Herbal Feed for Mutton Odor Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for removing mutton odor are ineffective in large-scale industrial production and fail to fundamentally eliminate the odor, limiting the popularity of mutton consumption worldwide.
Innovation Solution
A microbial Chinese herbal medicine feed is developed, comprising specific components like Fructus aurantii, Amomum villosum, and Mongollian Thyme Herb, which are added to the feed substrate, additives, and forage powder to enhance the digestive and detoxifying processes in sheep, reducing the synthesis of short-chain fatty acids and improving mutton quality and aroma.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional mutton odor removal methods (blanching, cooking with herbs, physical/chemical treatment) are applied to finished sheep ketone body after slaughter, then some odor reduction effect is achieved, but the methods cannot fundamentally remove the odor and are impossible to realize large-scale industrialized production
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by incorporating Chinese herbal medicine components into the feed before sheep slaughter, allowing the herbs to act on the sheep's digestive system and metabolism in advance. This prevents the formation of odor-causing substances during the feeding period, rather than attempting to remove odor after slaughter. The herbal feed is administered during the sheep's growth phase to fundamentally prevent mutton odor formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses Chinese herbal medicine components as an intermediary substance that mediates between the sheep's metabolism and the formation of mutton odor. The herbs (such as Fructus aurantii, Amomum villosum, Mongollian Thyme Herb) act as biological agents that interfere with the metabolic pathways producing odor-causing compounds, converting harmful metabolic processes into beneficial ones without direct chemical treatment of the meat.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If Chinese herbal medicine components are added to feed substrate to enhance detoxification and odor removal, then mutton quality and aroma are improved, but the feed formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the proportions of different Chinese herbal medicine components in the feed formulation. Specific ratios of Fructus aurantii (0.1-0.5%), Amomum villosum (0.1-0.5%), Mongollian Thyme Herb (0.1-0.5%), and other herbs are determined to achieve the best odor removal effect. The feed substrate parameters (corn, soybean meal, wheat bran ratios) are also adjusted to complement the herbal components, creating a balanced formulation that is both effective and manageable.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The feed significantly reduces mutton odor and enhances the quality of mutton, making it more acceptable to consumers by inhibiting the formation of odor-causing compounds and improving the overall health and immunity of sheep.
Implementation Method 1
microbial Chinese herbal medicine feed...through direct pharmacological action and secondary microbial deep reaction
Implementation Method 2
Through the pharmacological action of the synthetic feed, the functions of the liver, spleen, stomach and intestines of the sheep are fundamentally improved and strengthened
Implementation Method 3
increase the in-depth decomposition and removal of harmful substances in ingested forage and toxins deposited in the body
Implementation Method 4
use Chinese herbal medicines to synthesize pharmacology Efficacy, improve the immunity of sheep, reduce the incidence of diseases
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AI summary
A microbial Chinese herbal medicine feed having effects of detoxication, muttony odor removal, flavor enhancement and mutton quality improvement, comprising 190-1920 parts of feed substrate, 39-238 parts of additives, 1-65 parts of Chinese herbal medicine components, and 100-550 parts of forage powder; the Chinese herbal medicine components comprise fructus aurantii, dried tangerine peel, Amomum villosum and so on. The formula of the invention can obviously decrease the synthesis of short-chain fatty acids and C18 fatty acids in sheep, inhibit and block the further combination of C6, C8 and C10 into stable complexes or associations to the greatest extent and effectively improve the quality of the mutton, particularly effective in removing odor of the mutton.