Formulation and solution of the optimization problem of animal feed ration
The optimization problem of feed ration in the creation of the automated production of compound feed and premixes was substantiated. The mathematical formulation of the problem of linear programming was made, the objective function was built, the method for the problem solution was chosen, and software for the method implementation was developed. MS EXCEL spreadsheets and programming language Visual Basic for Application were used that gives to zoo-technicians wide opportunities in the implementation of functional and inexpensive solutions in the field of computational processes as reflected in the practical part of this paper. However, the drawback of this solution is the experts’ need for knowledge of software development. The choice of one or another solution must be made in accordance with the financial and staffing opportunities of agricultural enterprises as these items are limiting.