By popular request.....(well I had 1 request).....here is idea no 2.
First some background info:
I am a graingrower and I sell my grain to dairy farmers. They buy my grain at 20-30c/Kg and feed to their cows. 1 Kg of grain increases milk production by 1 to 1.5 litres which they sell for 30-40c/L. So 20-30c of grain becomes 30-60c worth of milk, which I'll add that they get paid for before they pay me. I would milk cows but it's too much work. They have a mind of their own, have to give birth every year, need constant maintenance of water troughs and fences, I could go on.
I was at Charles Sturt University in 1999 and saw something very interesting. They had some cows that they were feeding and then measuring the weight gain, then calculating the feed-meat conversion ratios. Quite simple really, but here is the interesting part. They had an opening with a lid into the cows stomach - they just opened the lid and poured the food in. No s**t, I tell no lies. The Uni vets had sown these things into the cows. I'm sure that stranger stuff happens.
So I'm thinking, If you can feed a cow like that then she doesn't need a mouth or eyes or legs or ears. Just needs a brain, four stomachs, an a***hole, a mammary gland and a few bits in between. (You'd need a masters in biology to know). Also the cow wouldn't need an udder the milk could go straight in the big stainless steel milk vat.
Now, I'm not proposing a GM cow. Live animals are prone to dying, need to breed and attract animal rights people, etc. What I'm proposing is a machine that turns grass, grain, lawn clippings, etc into milk. It would work on the same biological principles as a cow. You just pour the feed in the top, milk comes out one pipe and fertiliser comes out the other. It would be heaps more efficient than the current system.
There is a huge market here. Global milk production is around 600 billion litres, @ 30c/L thats $180 billion. The machine could be configured to produce cows milk, goats milk, even kangaroo milk if thats what takes your fancy. Low fat, omega 3, extra dollop or just 'milk that tastes like real milk. Consumers would not know the difference because there would be know difference.
Thoughts?
ps. One of my neighbours was the first in Australia to use robots to milk his cows. His website is here: http://esvc000872.wic018tu.server-web.com/indexframe01.htm
First some background info:
I am a graingrower and I sell my grain to dairy farmers. They buy my grain at 20-30c/Kg and feed to their cows. 1 Kg of grain increases milk production by 1 to 1.5 litres which they sell for 30-40c/L. So 20-30c of grain becomes 30-60c worth of milk, which I'll add that they get paid for before they pay me. I would milk cows but it's too much work. They have a mind of their own, have to give birth every year, need constant maintenance of water troughs and fences, I could go on.
I was at Charles Sturt University in 1999 and saw something very interesting. They had some cows that they were feeding and then measuring the weight gain, then calculating the feed-meat conversion ratios. Quite simple really, but here is the interesting part. They had an opening with a lid into the cows stomach - they just opened the lid and poured the food in. No s**t, I tell no lies. The Uni vets had sown these things into the cows. I'm sure that stranger stuff happens.
So I'm thinking, If you can feed a cow like that then she doesn't need a mouth or eyes or legs or ears. Just needs a brain, four stomachs, an a***hole, a mammary gland and a few bits in between. (You'd need a masters in biology to know). Also the cow wouldn't need an udder the milk could go straight in the big stainless steel milk vat.
Now, I'm not proposing a GM cow. Live animals are prone to dying, need to breed and attract animal rights people, etc. What I'm proposing is a machine that turns grass, grain, lawn clippings, etc into milk. It would work on the same biological principles as a cow. You just pour the feed in the top, milk comes out one pipe and fertiliser comes out the other. It would be heaps more efficient than the current system.
There is a huge market here. Global milk production is around 600 billion litres, @ 30c/L thats $180 billion. The machine could be configured to produce cows milk, goats milk, even kangaroo milk if thats what takes your fancy. Low fat, omega 3, extra dollop or just 'milk that tastes like real milk. Consumers would not know the difference because there would be know difference.
Thoughts?
ps. One of my neighbours was the first in Australia to use robots to milk his cows. His website is here: http://esvc000872.wic018tu.server-web.com/indexframe01.htm
