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OPTIMAL FEEDING POLICIES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION: AN APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING *
Author(s) -
Kennedy John O.S.,
Rofe B.H.,
Greig I.D.,
Hardaker I.D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.683
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-8489
pISSN - 0004-9395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8489.1976.tb00611.x
Subject(s) - production (economics) , dynamic programming , mathematical optimization , broiler , constraint (computer aided design) , computer science , mathematics , economics , microeconomics , zoology , biology , geometry
The determination of an optimal feeding and selling strategy for broiler production given a space constraint is formulated as a dynamic programming problem. Production equations derived from trial data are used to obtain an optimal sequence of rations in which energy density changes through time. The stability of the plan is explored and the implications of the results for production research and commercial practice are considered.