Simulation of diets for dairy goats and growing doelings using nonlinear optimization procedures

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to simulate total dry matter intake and cost of diets optimized by nonlinear programming to meet the nutritional requirements of dairy does and growing doelings. The mathematical model was programmed in a Microsoft Excel(r) spreadsheet. Increasing values of b...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Siqueira Glória, Matheus Lima Corrêa Abreu, Norberto Silva Rocha, Tadeu Silva de Oliveira, Raphael dos Santos Gomes, Nardele Moreno Rohem Júnior, Laila Cecília Ramos Bendia, Alberto Magno Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000200071&lng=en&tlng=en