APPLICATION OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING AS AN INNOVATION IN FEED FORMULATION FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN POULTRY FARMING

Akanbi, Olumuyiwa O. and Shomoye, Idowu. A (2018) APPLICATION OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING AS AN INNOVATION IN FEED FORMULATION FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN POULTRY FARMING. In: International Conference Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, 5th – 8th November, 2018, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

Nutrition is of critical importance in the rearing of commercial layers. As such, this paper provides an insight to the formulation of layers feed at a least cost. The paper initially exploits Linear programming techniques and later extended to elastic programming. A combination of five different locally sourced feed ingredients were used as major decision variables with nine constraints. The Optimum solution of the proposed model was obtained at the ninth iteration and it reflects N76.64 reduction of the total cost per bag (25kg) compared with the existing feed formulation of the local Farm under study.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Mathematics
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2020 09:05
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2020 09:05
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/770

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