ECONOMICAL EVALUATION OF BROILER RATION USED IN NENAVA PROVINCE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the ration usually used in broiler farms in nenava province, which consist of 30% corn, 35% wheat, 25% soybean meal (45% cp), 10% protein concentrate. The results shows that , by using linear programming we can formulate a starter ration consist of 8.22 % corn, 61.78 % wheat, 15.87% soybean meal,14.13 % protein concentrate, and a finisher ration consist of 79.46% wheat, 11.85% soybean meal, 8.69% protein concentrate , and that will reduce the cost of feeding by 505.47 thousand Iraqi Dinars for each house and each stock.