Feed formulation strategy in the future
Currently, feed formulation is based on the minimum price. Ration writing software calculates and reports the cheapest feed formula according to the concentration of nutrients required by the animal and the feed price.
However, the cheapest feed does not result in the maximum economic efficiency of the breeding process. Considering all the effective factors in meat production (such as input price, age changes of feed conversion factor, optimal age at the time of slaughter, optimal weight at the time of slaughter, characteristics and tastes of the consumer market, fluctuations in the price of meat in the market, repeatable trends in the price of meat and .) the feed price at a certain point leads to maximum profitability, and that point is not the cheapest feed price.
Therefore, with the progress of mechanization of cultivation and development of artificial intelligence, in the future, ration writing software will be designed with a strategy of maximum profitability.
Pesti, G.M. and Choct, M., 2023. The future of feed formulation for poultry: Toward more sustainable production of meat and eggs. Animal Nutrition, 15, pp.71-87.
It seems that the use of maximum profitability systems is possible in the near future. But it is probably possible to use it for integrated livestock and poultry breeding chains managed by specialized teams.
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