Tidal Force-Based Animal Rearing System for Fat Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current biological production management systems for animals lack standardization and efficiency, requiring extensive labor and time to control body weight and fat accumulation, as they rely on producer experience and intuition rather than systematic approaches.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize the variation level of tide-generating forces to control animal body weight and fat accumulation by feeding foods with varying fat ingredient content, specifically feeding high-fat foods during neap tides and low-fat foods during spring tides based on predicted tidal information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If biological production management systems acquire various kinds of information one by one to rear animals according to predetermined production purpose, then the control of body weight and fat quantity can be achieved, but the operation of the apparatus and system becomes exaggerated and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential tidal information (tide-generating force variation) from the complex array of production parameters, eliminating the need to acquire and process multiple separate information types. This selective extraction simplifies the system operation while maintaining effective control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the tidal information acquisition system serve multiple functions: it simultaneously provides timing information for feeding, lighting, and other rearing operations, rather than requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
2Manufacturing precision
If pet food feeding method feeds predetermined pet food product twice a day according to predetermined method, then body fat accumulation can be suppressed, but much time and effort are required on a daily basis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic feeding based on tidal cycles rather than fixed daily schedules. By aligning feeding times with natural tidal patterns, the system achieves fat suppression goals while reducing the cognitive burden of manual scheduling and potentially automating the process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses naturally occurring tidal forces as the timing mechanism, eliminating the need for human intervention to determine feeding times. The environmental rhythm itself serves the function of scheduling, reducing daily human effort.
3Productivity
If biological production management achieves standardization, then rearing efficiency can be improved, but reliance on producer experience and intuition prevents systematic approaches
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the human cognitive system (producer experience and intuition) with an objective environmental reference system (tidal forces). This substitution provides a systematic, standardized basis for decision-making that does not depend on individual producer knowledge or judgment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the basis of production scheduling from subjective human judgment to objective measurement of tidal parameters. By using quantifiable tidal data instead of qualitative experience, the system achieves standardization and improved efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This approach allows for precise control of body weight and fat accumulation, improving rearing efficiency, reducing the rearing period, and lowering costs by aligning feeding schedules with tidal variations, thereby simplifying the rearing process and reducing labor requirements.
Implementation Method 1
the variation level of a tide-generating force unexpectedly affects the degree of increase in body weight of an animal or the accumulation of fat quantity
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AI summary
The method for rearing an animal according to the present invention includes: grasping a tide-generating force; and feeding, to the animal, foods varying in fat ingredient content according to the variation level of the tide-generating force. In addition, the apparatus for rearing an animal according to the present invention is provided with a food feeding means for feeding, to the animal, foods varying in fat ingredient content according to the variation level of a tide-generating force.