Abstract: A computer network and method for feeding animals in a feedlot, in which discretion and direct control over the various suboperations of the feed ration assignment and delivery process are distributed among the individual operators in the system, while the feedlot manager is capable of indirectly monitoring the performance of the various suboperations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 1995
Date of Patent:
October 10, 1995
Assignee:
Lextron, Inc.
Inventors:
J. Sam Cureton, Michael A. Ackerman, James Carish