WO2009045158A1 - Method and system for preparing feed - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a method and a system for preparing feed.
- Chopped forage or other agricultural products, particularly for livestock are known to be ensiled at the green state in storage silos or in stacks on the ground at the production site and compressed so as to let out as much air as possible, and then to be covered with plastic sheeting, in order to protect the ensiled material, as well as to prevent air penetration, so that harmful surface fermentation may be avoided and only the so-called low fermentation, caused by a lactic fermentation flora consisting of anaerobic microorganisms, can take place.
- covers used until present for these ensiled products do not satisfactorily fulfill their function when they are permeable to air, and particularly to oxygen, and that they do not prevent the ensiled material from fermenting or do not limit the fermentation of this material to the effect of anaerobic microorganisms only.
- ensiled forage seems to be left at least partly uncovered during intermediate storing of the feed, i.e. from the end of the ensiling process until the ensiled feed is used for preparing feed in connection with feeding. It has been noted that such intermediate storing may have a negative effect on the quality of the feed; harmful surface fermentation of the ensiled feed may take place. Further, if the forage is ensiled in storage silos it has to be transported from the production site to the storage silo and then again to the feed preparation/feeding site. Such transportation causes also a deterioration of the fodder product.
- a storage unit preferably an essentially airtight collapsible plastic unit such as e.g. an agbag, in which an ensiled feed substance is housed, is loaded on a loading platform.
- the ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored in the storage unit on the loading platform and amounts of the ensiled feed substance are automatically and repeatedly separated from the loading platform.
- the feed substance is ensiled and intermediately stored before feed preparation in a single package.
- the ensiled feed substance is ensiled in the storage unit at one physical location and the ensiled feed substance is subsequently moved directly to another physical location, at which the ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored on the loading platform and at which the amount of the ensiled feed substance is separated.
- the feed is ensiled where it is grown and is then directly transported to the site where the feed is prepared and optionally where the feeding is taking place.
- the above method is performed as part of a method for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe.
- the above platform is arranged adjacent several other loading platforms, wherein each of the several platforms is provided for intermediately storing a respective feed ingredient.
- a selected amount of each of the feed ingredients is separated from the respective loading platform depending on the selected recipe in connection with the automatic separation of the amount of the ensiled feed substance.
- the amount of the ensiled feed substance is also selected depending on the selected recipe.
- the separated amounts of feed ingredients are then automatically transported to an automatic mixing device, wherein the feed ingredients are mixed.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a system for preparing feed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for preparing feed according to a further embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a system for preparing feed according to yet a further embodiment of the invention.
- a system for preparing feed which is shown in Fig. 1, comprises a storage unit 1, a loading platform 5, and separating means such as a cutter 7.
- the storage unit 1 is provided for housing a harvested feed or animal fodder substance 3, such as chopped silage, grass, or maize, during ensilage thereof, and is a collapsible unit, cover, or wrapper, preferably an insulating single- or multilayer plastic cylindrical collapsible unit such as e.g. an agbag, which is essentially airtight during the essential part of the ensiling of the feed substance.
- the airtight cover prevents the fermentation of the ensiled material or to limit it to a lactic fermentation caused by anaerobic microorganisms.
- Storage units of the above kind which can be used in the present invention, include those described in US Pat. Nos . 6,610,377; 4,424,051; 4,337,805; 4,310,036 and 4,308,901, the contents of which being hereby incorporated by reference.
- the loading platform 5 is provided for intermediately storing the ensiled feed substance 3 in the collapsible storage unit 1 and is typically a loading platform as used in larger feed mixing arrangements
- the loading platform may be equipped with holding parts or members 9 provided for holding the collapsible storage unit 1 in a fixed position, and a feeding-forward device 11 provided for feeding the ensiled feed substance 3 forward with respect to the collapsible storage unit 1, thereby unwrapping the ensiled feed substance, prior to separation of amounts of the ensiled feed substance 3.
- the collapsible storage unit 1 is cylindrical or cylinder symmetric in shape the feeding forward of the ensiled feed substance 3 is advantageously performed along a longitudinal axis of the collapsible storage unit 1 as being shown by the arrow in Fig. 1.
- the holding members 9 may be realized as comprising hooks, clips, or similar, for holding, and the feeding-forward device 11 may be realized as comprising a piston or plunger, or as comprising a conveyor belt.
- the separating means or cutter 7 is provided for automatically and repeatedly separating an amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 from the loading platform 5.
- cutter devices can be used with the present invention, of which some are disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 6,505,786 and 5,033,684 and in EP Publication Nos. 0 506 158 A; EP 0 779 027 A; and EP 359 482 A, the contents of which being hereby incorporated by reference.
- the cutter 7, the holding members 9, and the feeding-forward device 11 may be connected to a control device 12, which is provided for controlling the cutter 7, the holding members 9, and the feeding-forward device 11 according to a selected algorithm.
- the feed substance 3 is harvested and optionally chopped, and is covered by the collapsible storage unit 1 and the harvested feed substance 3 is in a step 101 ensiled therein. This is preferably made at a first physical location A, which is identical with or close to the place of harvesting.
- the collapsible storage unit 1 is in a step 103 loaded on the loading platform 5 and the ensiled feed substance 3 is a step 105 intermediately stored until it should be used for feeding one or several animals.
- a second physical location B which is remote from the first physical location A.
- the loading platform 5 is fit to a wagon that can be drawn by a tractor or other vehicle.
- the loading platform is provided with wheels.
- the second physical location B is located in connection with or within an arrangement for housing animals or close to an automatic feed mixer or feeding device, such as a feed wagon or a mixer wagon.
- an amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is in a step 107 automatically separated or cut from the loading platform 5 by means of the separating means 7, still preferably at the second physical location B. Then animals are then fed with the prepared feed.
- the amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 may be cut in response to a feeding request sent from the control device 12.
- the ensiled feed substance 3 is cut prior, preferably immediately prior, to feeding at least one animal with the cut amount of the feed substance. This is to avoid any undesired contact between the ensiled feed substance 3 and air, thereby preventing undesirable surface fermentation.
- the cutting is preferably made at each instant at a fixed longitudinal position and the ensiled feed substance 3 is prior to cutting fed forward while the collapsible storage unit 1 itself is held in a fixed position.
- the surface 3a of the ensiled feed substance 3, which was exposed as a result of cutting the amount of the ensiled feed substance, is preferably covered after the cutting by the cutter 7 itself (provided that the cutter 7 is large enough), or by any other kind of cover.
- the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 may then in a step 109 be automatically transported to a mixing device, wherein the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is in a step 111 mixed with other feed ingredients.
- the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is fed to a feeding device for feeding animal(s) with the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3.
- the ensiled feed may be bought in the storage unit 1 and then loaded on the loading platform 5.
- a system for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe comprises the system of Fig. 1 and further a mixing device 13 such as a stationary or movable automatic mixing device, a plurality of further loading platforms 5a-e, each of which being provided for intermediate storage of a respective feed ingredient 3a-e, and automatic transporting means such as a conveyer belt 15 including a weighing device 17 for weighing feed ingredients.
- the weighing device 17 may be arranged for weighing while the conveyor belt 15 is standing still (static weighing) or when the conveyor belt 15 is moving (dynamic weighing) .
- the control device 12 is connected to the mixing device 13 and the conveyer belt 15 to control their operations.
- the weighing device is connected to the control device 12 to provide the control device with measured weights.
- the method described above with reference to Fig. 2 may be extended by preparing mixed feed according to the selected recipe by the system of Fig. 3 to include the following steps.
- Each of the plurality of feed ingredients is intermediately stored on a respective loading platform 5, 5a-e.
- the ensiled feed substance is thus one feed ingredient among others.
- On request an amount of each of the feed ingredients 3, 3a-e is automatically separated from the respective loading platform 5, 5a-e and is allowed to fall down onto the conveyor belt 15 depending on the selected recipe.
- the automatic separation of the amount of the ensiled feed substance is made depending on the selected recipe.
- the cutter 7 may be movable along the loading platforms 5, 5a-e to be used for separation of several feed ingredients. Alternatively, some or each of the loading platforms 5a-e are/is provided with individual separation or portioning arrangements.
- the feeding-forward device 7, and optionally the holding members 9, may be movable along the loading platforms 5, 5a-e to be used for feeding forward several feed ingredients.
- some or each of the loading platforms 5a-e are/is provided with individual feeding-forward arrangements .
- each amount separated is weighed e.g. on the conveyor belt 15 and if the amount is less than required for the selected recipe a further smaller amount of the feed ingredient is separated and weighed. This procedure may be repeated, for each of the feed ingredients, until a sufficient amount of the respective feed ingredient is received on the conveyor belt 15.
- the separated amounts of feed ingredients are then automatically transported to the mixing device 13 (direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3) and the amounts of feed ingredients are automatically mixed in the mixing device 13.
- the mixed feed can then be supplied to animals for consumption.
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Abstract
A method for preparing feed comprises the steps of : loading (103) a storage unit (1), in which an ensiled feed substance is housed, on a loading platform (5), intermediately storing (105) the ensiled feed substance in the storage unit on a loading platform (5), and automatically separating (107) an amount of the ensiled feed substance from the loading platform. The storage unit is preferably an essentially airtight collapsible unit, preferably a plastic collapsible unit such as e.g. an agbag. The method may be performed as part of a method for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe. The invention also comprises a system for preparing feed.
Description
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING FEED
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to a method and a system for preparing feed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Chopped forage or other agricultural products, particularly for livestock, are known to be ensiled at the green state in storage silos or in stacks on the ground at the production site and compressed so as to let out as much air as possible, and then to be covered with plastic sheeting, in order to protect the ensiled material, as well as to prevent air penetration, so that harmful surface fermentation may be avoided and only the so-called low fermentation, caused by a lactic fermentation flora consisting of anaerobic microorganisms, can take place.
Nevertheless, it has been noticed that covers used until present for these ensiled products do not satisfactorily fulfill their function when they are permeable to air, and particularly to oxygen, and that they do not prevent the ensiled material from fermenting or do not limit the fermentation of this material to the effect of anaerobic microorganisms only.
In particular, ensiled forage seems to be left at least partly uncovered during intermediate storing of the feed, i.e. from the end of the ensiling process until the ensiled feed is used for preparing feed in connection with feeding. It has been noted that such intermediate storing may have a negative effect on the quality of the feed; harmful surface fermentation of the ensiled feed may take place.
Further, if the forage is ensiled in storage silos it has to be transported from the production site to the storage silo and then again to the feed preparation/feeding site. Such transportation causes also a deterioration of the fodder product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system, respectively, for preparing feed, which avoid or at least mitigate the problems associated with the prior art.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide such method and system, which can be partly or fully automated.
It is a further object of the invention to provide such method and system, which are efficient, accurate, precise, flexible, fast, uncomplicated, reliable, simple, cost effective, and/or easy to implement and use.
The above objects, among others, are according to the present invention attained by methods and systems as specified in the appended patent claims.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method for preparing feed, according to which a storage unit, preferably an essentially airtight collapsible plastic unit such as e.g. an agbag, in which an ensiled feed substance is housed, is loaded on a loading platform. The ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored in the storage unit on the loading platform and amounts of the ensiled feed substance are automatically and repeatedly separated from the loading platform. Preferably, the feed substance is ensiled and intermediately stored before feed preparation in a single package.
By such a method it can be ensured that ensiled feed is handled in a cost effective manner with a minimum risk of undesired surface fermentation of the ensiled feed.
Advantageously, the ensiled feed substance is ensiled in the storage unit at one physical location and the ensiled feed substance is subsequently moved directly to another physical location, at which the ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored on the loading platform and at which the amount of the ensiled feed substance is separated.
Hereby, the additional transport of the feed to a particular ensiling site is avoided. The feed is ensiled where it is grown and is then directly transported to the site where the feed is prepared and optionally where the feeding is taking place.
In one embodiment of the invention the above method is performed as part of a method for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe. The above platform is arranged adjacent several other loading platforms, wherein each of the several platforms is provided for intermediately storing a respective feed ingredient. A selected amount of each of the feed ingredients is separated from the respective loading platform depending on the selected recipe in connection with the automatic separation of the amount of the ensiled feed substance. The amount of the ensiled feed substance is also selected depending on the selected recipe. The separated amounts of feed ingredients are then automatically transported to an automatic mixing device, wherein the feed ingredients are mixed.
Hereby, entirely automated mixed feed preparation is obtained with a minimum of transportation and air contact for the ensiled feed ingredient.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a system implementing the inventive method.
Further characteristics of the invention, and advantages thereof, will be evident from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention given hereinafter and the accompanying Figs. 1-3, which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a system for preparing feed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for preparing feed according to a further embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a system for preparing feed according to yet a further embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
A system for preparing feed, which is shown in Fig. 1, comprises a storage unit 1, a loading platform 5, and separating means such as a cutter 7.
The storage unit 1 is provided for housing a harvested feed or animal fodder substance 3, such as chopped silage, grass, or maize, during ensilage thereof, and is a collapsible unit, cover, or wrapper, preferably an insulating single- or multilayer plastic cylindrical collapsible unit such as e.g. an agbag, which is essentially airtight during the essential part of the ensiling of the feed substance. The airtight cover prevents the fermentation of the ensiled material or to limit it to a lactic fermentation caused by anaerobic microorganisms. Storage units of the above kind, which can be used in the
present invention, include those described in US Pat. Nos . 6,610,377; 4,424,051; 4,337,805; 4,310,036 and 4,308,901, the contents of which being hereby incorporated by reference.
The loading platform 5 is provided for intermediately storing the ensiled feed substance 3 in the collapsible storage unit 1 and is typically a loading platform as used in larger feed mixing arrangements
Further, the loading platform may be equipped with holding parts or members 9 provided for holding the collapsible storage unit 1 in a fixed position, and a feeding-forward device 11 provided for feeding the ensiled feed substance 3 forward with respect to the collapsible storage unit 1, thereby unwrapping the ensiled feed substance, prior to separation of amounts of the ensiled feed substance 3. If the collapsible storage unit 1 is cylindrical or cylinder symmetric in shape the feeding forward of the ensiled feed substance 3 is advantageously performed along a longitudinal axis of the collapsible storage unit 1 as being shown by the arrow in Fig. 1. Several different kinds of holding members 9 and feeding-forward devices 11 readily achievable by a person skilled in the art can be used with the present invention. The holding members 9 may be realized as comprising hooks, clips, or similar, for holding, and the feeding-forward device 11 may be realized as comprising a piston or plunger, or as comprising a conveyor belt.
The separating means or cutter 7 is provided for automatically and repeatedly separating an amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 from the loading platform 5. Several different kinds of cutter devices can be used with the present invention, of which some are disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 6,505,786 and 5,033,684 and in EP Publication Nos. 0 506 158 A; EP 0 779 027
A; and EP 359 482 A, the contents of which being hereby incorporated by reference.
In order to obtain a fully automated system the cutter 7, the holding members 9, and the feeding-forward device 11 may be connected to a control device 12, which is provided for controlling the cutter 7, the holding members 9, and the feeding-forward device 11 according to a selected algorithm.
A method for preparing feed according to an embodiment of the invention is next described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 2 and the feed preparation system of Fig. 1.
The feed substance 3 is harvested and optionally chopped, and is covered by the collapsible storage unit 1 and the harvested feed substance 3 is in a step 101 ensiled therein. This is preferably made at a first physical location A, which is identical with or close to the place of harvesting. When the ensilage is terminated or close thereto, the collapsible storage unit 1 is in a step 103 loaded on the loading platform 5 and the ensiled feed substance 3 is a step 105 intermediately stored until it should be used for feeding one or several animals. Preferably, before the ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored, it is moved to a second physical location B, which is remote from the first physical location A. To this end the loading platform 5 is fit to a wagon that can be drawn by a tractor or other vehicle. Alternatively, the loading platform is provided with wheels. Advantageously, the second physical location B is located in connection with or within an arrangement for housing animals or close to an automatic feed mixer or feeding device, such as a feed wagon or a mixer wagon.
Whenever requested, an amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is in a step 107 automatically separated or cut from the loading platform 5 by means of the separating means 7, still preferably at the second physical location B. Then animals are then fed with the prepared feed.
The amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 may be cut in response to a feeding request sent from the control device 12. Preferably, the ensiled feed substance 3 is cut prior, preferably immediately prior, to feeding at least one animal with the cut amount of the feed substance. This is to avoid any undesired contact between the ensiled feed substance 3 and air, thereby preventing undesirable surface fermentation.
The cutting is preferably made at each instant at a fixed longitudinal position and the ensiled feed substance 3 is prior to cutting fed forward while the collapsible storage unit 1 itself is held in a fixed position.
The surface 3a of the ensiled feed substance 3, which was exposed as a result of cutting the amount of the ensiled feed substance, is preferably covered after the cutting by the cutter 7 itself (provided that the cutter 7 is large enough), or by any other kind of cover.
The separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 may then in a step 109 be automatically transported to a mixing device, wherein the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is in a step 111 mixed with other feed ingredients. Alternatively, the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3 is fed to a feeding device for feeding animal(s) with the separated amount of the ensiled feed substance 3.
It shall be appreciated that the step 101 may not form part of the present invention. The ensiled feed may be bought in the storage unit 1 and then loaded on the loading platform 5.
With reference next to Fig. 3, a system for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe comprises the system of Fig. 1 and further a mixing device 13 such as a stationary or movable automatic mixing device, a plurality of further loading platforms 5a-e, each of which being provided for intermediate storage of a respective feed ingredient 3a-e, and automatic transporting means such as a conveyer belt 15 including a weighing device 17 for weighing feed ingredients. The weighing device 17 may be arranged for weighing while the conveyor belt 15 is standing still (static weighing) or when the conveyor belt 15 is moving (dynamic weighing) .
The control device 12 is connected to the mixing device 13 and the conveyer belt 15 to control their operations. The weighing device is connected to the control device 12 to provide the control device with measured weights.
The method described above with reference to Fig. 2 may be extended by preparing mixed feed according to the selected recipe by the system of Fig. 3 to include the following steps. Each of the plurality of feed ingredients is intermediately stored on a respective loading platform 5, 5a-e. The ensiled feed substance is thus one feed ingredient among others. On request an amount of each of the feed ingredients 3, 3a-e is automatically separated from the respective loading platform 5, 5a-e and is allowed to fall down onto the conveyor belt 15 depending on the selected recipe. Here, also the automatic separation of the amount of the ensiled feed substance is made depending on the selected recipe. The cutter 7 may be movable along the loading platforms 5, 5a-e to be used for separation
of several feed ingredients. Alternatively, some or each of the loading platforms 5a-e are/is provided with individual separation or portioning arrangements.
Similarly, the feeding-forward device 7, and optionally the holding members 9, may be movable along the loading platforms 5, 5a-e to be used for feeding forward several feed ingredients. Alternatively, some or each of the loading platforms 5a-e are/is provided with individual feeding-forward arrangements .
If required each amount separated is weighed e.g. on the conveyor belt 15 and if the amount is less than required for the selected recipe a further smaller amount of the feed ingredient is separated and weighed. This procedure may be repeated, for each of the feed ingredients, until a sufficient amount of the respective feed ingredient is received on the conveyor belt 15.
The separated amounts of feed ingredients are then automatically transported to the mixing device 13 (direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3) and the amounts of feed ingredients are automatically mixed in the mixing device 13. The mixed feed can then be supplied to animals for consumption.
While the present invention has been described in the above embodiments it is readily apparent for a person skilled in the art that the invention may be implemented and practiced in other embodiments falling within the scope of the appended patent claims.
Claims
1. A method for preparing feed, characterized by the steps of:
- loading (103) a storage unit (1), in which an ensiled feed substance is housed, on a loading platform (5);
- intermediately storing (105) said ensiled feed substance in said storage unit on the loading platform; and
- automatically separating (107) an amount of said ensiled feed substance from said loading platform.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said ensiled feed substance is housed in a collapsible unit, preferably a plastic collapsible unit such as e.g. an agbag.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein said ensiled feed substance is housed in an essentially airtight storage unit.
4. The method of any of claims 1-3 wherein the amount of said ensiled feed substance is separated in response to a feeding request.
5. The method of any of claims 1-4 wherein the amount of said ensiled feed substance is separated prior to feeding at least one animal with the separated amount of said feed substance.
6. The method of any of claims 1-5 wherein the amount of said ensiled feed substance is separated from the loading platform by means of cutting.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein a surface of said ensiled feed substance, which was exposed as a result of cutting the amount of said ensiled feed substance, is covered after said cutting.
8. The method of any of claims 1-7 wherein said storage unit is held in a fixed position on said loading platform and said ensiled feed substance is fed forward with respect to said storage unit prior to separation of the amount of said ensiled feed substance.
9. The method of any of claims 1-8 wherein said ensiled feed substance is ensiled in said storage unit.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein
- said ensiled feed substance is ensiled in said storage unit at one physical location (A); and
- said ensiled feed substance is subsequently moved directly to another physical location (B), at which said ensiled feed substance is intermediately stored on the loading platform and at which the amount of said ensiled feed substance is separated.
11. The method of any of claims 1-10 wherein mixed feed according to a selected recipe is prepared by means of:
intermediately storing each of a plurality of feed ingredients on a respective loading platform;
- automatically separating an amount of each of the feed ingredients from the respective loading platform depending on the selected recipe in connection with the automatic separation of the amount of said ensiled feed substance, which is also made depending on the selected recipe;
- automatically transporting (109) the separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance to an automatic mixing device; and - automatically mixing (111) the amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance in the automatic mixing device.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance are automatically transported to the automatic mixing device by a conveyer belt.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance are automatically weighed on said conveyer belt.
14. A system for preparing feed characterized in that said arrangement comprises:
- a storage unit (1) provided for housing a harvested feed substance (3) during ensilage thereof;
- a loading platform (5) provided for intermediately storing said ensiled feed substance in said storage unit; and
- means (7) provided for automatically separating an amount of said ensiled feed substance from said loading platform.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein said storage unit is a collapsible unit, preferably a plastic collapsible unit such as e.g. an agbag, which is essentially airtight during said essential part of the ensiling of said ensiled feed substance.
16. The system of claim 14 or 15 wherein said means for automatically separating the amount of said ensiled feed substance from said loading platform comprises a cutter (7) provided for separating the amount of said ensiled feed substance by means of cutting.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein said cutter or other covering device is provided, after cutting, to cover a surface of said ensiled feed substance, which was exposed as a result of cutting the amount of said ensiled feed substance.
18. The system of any of claims 14-17 wherein the loading platform, which is provided for intermediate storage of said ensiled feed substance, comprises holding means (9) provided for holding said storage unit in a fixed position.
19. The system of any of claims 14-17 wherein the loading platform, which is provided for intermediate storage of said ensiled feed substance, comprises feeding-forward means (11) provided for feeding said ensiled feed substance forward with respect to said storage unit prior to separation of the amount of said ensiled feed substance.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein said feeding-forward means (11) comprises a conveyor belt.
21. The system of claim 19 wherein said feeding-forward means (11) comprises a plunger or a piston.
22. The system of any of claims 14-21 wherein said system is provided for preparing mixed feed according to a selected recipe and comprises:
- an automatic mixing device (13); and
- a plurality of loading platforms (5a-e), each of which being provided for intermediate storage of a feed ingredient, wherein
- said separating means (7) is provided for automatically separating an amount of each of the feed ingredients from the respective loading platform depending on the selected recipe in connection with that said separating means is provided for the automatically separating the amount of said ensiled feed substance, which is also made depending on the selected recipe; and said system further comprises:
means (15) for automatically transporting the separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance from the loading platforms to the automatic mixing device.
23. The system of claim 22 wherein said means for automatically transporting the separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance to the automatic mixing device is a conveyer belt (15), preferably a conveyer belt including weighing means (17) for weighing the separated amounts of feed ingredients and the ensiled feed substance.
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