METHOD OF FEEDING A GROUP OF ANIMALS AT A FEEDING LOCATION AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD

A method of feeding a group of animals at a feeding location includes automatically determining an expected feed demand for the group of animals to be fed using a computer; automatically harvesting feed crop in a crop field using an autonomous, unmanned device; automatically loading the harvested fe...

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Hauptverfasser:	PASTOOR, Jan Lambertus, VAN DEN BERG, Karel, VAN DIJK, Samuel, SIE, Howard, HUYZER, Arie, BLOKLAND, Korstiaan Cornelis, LI, Yan
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of feeding a group of animals at a feeding location includes automatically determining an expected feed demand for the group of animals to be fed using a computer; automatically harvesting feed crop in a crop field using an autonomous, unmanned device; automatically loading the harvested feed crop into a storage space provided on the autonomous, unmanned device; automatically transporting the feed crop from the crop field to the feeding location by means of the autonomous, unmanned device; and automatically dosing harvested feed from the storage space of the autonomous; unmanned device to the animals at the feeding location. A completely automated method for determining a feed demand and then harvesting, transporting and dosing the harvested feed to the animals is thus realized. A system for performing the method of feeding a group of animals at a feeding location is also disclosed.