Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Programming Techniques for Animal Diet

Abstract

Linear programming techniques have been extensively used for animal diet formulation for more than last fifty years. To overcome the drawback of linear approximation of objective function for diet formulation, a mathematical model based on nonlinear programming technique is proposed to measure animal performance in terms of milk yield and weight gain. At the second step, it compares the result of proposed program with that of linear programming model. Result of proposed model gives better results using nonlinear programming. Thus the study is an attempt to develop a nonlinear programming model for optimal planning and best use of nutrient ingredients.