Ruminant Feed Composition Enhancing Fiber Digestibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ruminants have limited digestibility of plant fibers, leading to inefficient use of feed and increased production costs due to insufficient microbial metabolism in the rumen, which affects energy balance and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising a mixture of co-products of cereal distillation or beer manufacturing with concentrated cereal solubles, prebiotic fibers, probiotics, amino acids, omega 3, lignans, and digestive enzymes, specifically formulated to enhance microbial activity and fiber digestion, with a mass ratio of concentrated cereal solubles to co-products between 1/1 and 5/1, promoting the production of propionic acid as a source of energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional feed rations are used, then production costs increase due to increased feed quantity required, but fiber digestibility remains insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the chemical composition parameters of the feed by incorporating specific compounds (co-products of cereal distillation, concentrated cereal solubles, prebiotic fibers, probiotics, amino acids, proteins, omega 3, lignans, and digestive enzymes) to optimize microbial metabolism and improve fiber digestibility, thereby reducing the total feed quantity needed
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite feed composition combining multiple co-products of cereal distillation or beer manufacturing (DDG and DDGS) with concentrated cereal solubles (CDS) in a specific ratio (1/1 to 5/1 by mass), along with prebiotic fibers, probiotics, amino acids, proteins, omega 3, lignans, and digestive enzymes, to create a synergistic effect that enhances fiber digestion
2Productivity
If microbial activity is not stimulated, then fiber digestion efficiency remains low, but adding conventional supplements does not significantly improve rumen fermentation parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses prebiotic fibers and probiotics as intermediaries to stimulate and modulate microbial activity in the rumen, creating optimal conditions for fiber digestion and energy extraction, thereby reducing energy losses through improved fermentation efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The combination of prebiotics and probiotics enables the rumen microbiota to self-optimize its metabolic functions, improving fiber breakdown and volatile fatty acid production without requiring external intervention beyond the initial supplement addition
3Ease of manufacture
If simple mixtures of co-products and solubles are used, then feed cost is reduced, but digestibility improvement is insignificant
Solution Approach 1:
The invention optimizes the mass ratio parameter between concentrated cereal solubles (CDS) and co-products of cereal distillation or beer manufacturing (DDG and DDGS) to be between 1/1 and 5/1, and incorporates specific quantities of prebiotic fibers, probiotics, amino acids, proteins, omega 3, lignans, and digestive enzymes to achieve significant digestibility improvement while maintaining formulation simplicity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition significantly improves dry matter and fiber digestibility, reduces gas emissions, particularly methane, and enhances energy metabolism by directing fermentations towards propionic acid production, thereby increasing feed efficiency and animal productivity while maintaining health.
Implementation Method 1
directing fermentations towards the production of volatile fatty acids (AGV) and more specifically towards propionic acid
Implementation Method 2
digestive enzymes having a positive impact on the digestion of non-human mammals
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a composition for feeding a non-human mammal, advantageously a herbivore, comprising a mixture of co-products of cereal distillation or of beer production with or without solubles (DDG and DDGS), of concentrated cereal solubles (CDS), of prebiotic fibres, of probiotics, of amino acids, of proteins, of omega 3, of lignan, and of digestive enzymes. It also relates to a nutritional feed bucket comprising said composition and to the use thereof for improving the zootechnical performance levels of a non-human, advantageously herbivorous, mammal, for increasing the digestibility of solids and of fibres, in particular of fodder and concentrates, and/or improving the consumption index and/or the dietary efficiency and/or promoting weight gain and/or increasing the intensity of microbial metabolism and fermentation and/or reducing gas emission, in particular methane emission, and/or inhibiting the protozoa of the flora and/or decreasing protein degradation and/or directing fermentations towards the production of volatile fatty acids, in particular towards propionic acid, in a non-human, advantageously herbivorous, mammal.