System and Method for Monitoring the Feeding Practices of Individual Animals in a Grazing Environment

Title
System and Method for Monitoring the Feeding Practices of Individual Animals in a Grazing Environment
Publication Date
2011
Author(s)
Cottle, David
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3875-3465
Email: dcottle2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:dcottle2
Type of document
Patent
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
UNE publication id
une:7999
Abstract
There is disclosed a method for the management of animals grazing in a pasture, comprising feeding a marker labelled supplement to grazing animals. Monitoring consumption of said marker labelled supplement by said animals to generate supplement consumption data tor said animals. Measuring physical characteristics of said animals to generate physical characteristic data for said animals. Collecting faecal samples from said animals. Analysing said faecal samples, samples of said pasture and said supplement to generate faecal data, pasture data and supplement data and processing Said supplement consumption data, said physical characteristic data and said fecal data, pasture data and supplement data to determine individual animal diet and nutritional information for animal management purposes.
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