The use of iterative linear programming in practical applications of animal diet formulation

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 255-261

  Munford, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; DAIRIES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAW MATERIALS;

ANIMAL DIET FORMULATION; DAIRY COW; NUTRIENT; ULTRAMIX FEED FORMULATION;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0030262130     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4754(95)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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