Prospects of Digitalization of the Animal Husbandry Process in the Context of the Digital Economy: Economic-Mathematical Modeling of the Problem of Feed Ration and Programming in Python
Abstract
For the application of economic and mathematical methods in practical activities in modern conditions, material, scientific and personnel prerequisites have been created. Their use makes it possible to carry out complex and very time-consuming calculations that were previously impossible. The article considers economic and mathematical methods, features of their application in agricultural organizations. Taking into account the production and technological parameters, the conditions of a particular agricultural organization, a model was developed and a methodology for solving the problem of optimizing the feed ration of farm animals was developed, including four groups of restrictions: on the balance of nutrients; by dry matter content; by the content of trace elements and vitamins; by the specific weight of food groups in the diet. The target function is the minimum cost of the daily ration. The introduction of an optimal diet will significantly reduce the cost of feed, and, consequently, the cost of production. We also algorithmize the issue of feed ration for livestock using economic mathematical modeling. Let's write the program code using the Python programming language using the built-in algorithm.