Research Article
A Mixed Integer Programming Poultry Feed Ration Optimisation Problem Using the Bat Algorithm
Table 3
Nutrients composition of the ingredients and their costs.
| | Ingredient | Crude | Ash | Ether | Nitrogen | Crude | Gross energy | | Protein | Extract | Extract | Fibre | (kcal/kg) |
| | Yellow maize | 10.0 | — | 4.0 | — | 2.0 | 3434.0 | | Sorghum offal | 9.0 | — | 5.0 | — | 6.0 | 3300.0 | | Soyabean meal | 45.0 | — | 2.0 | — | 6.5 | 2700.0 |
| | Broiler starter | | 214.6 | 53.0 | 31.3 | 576.1 | 124.9 | 3063.8 | | 215.6 | 65.9 | 35.3 | 540.5 | 142.8 | 3066.8 | | 208.7 | 77.5 | 38.8 | 516.8 | 158.3 | 3069.8 | | 202.5 | 91.0 | 43.6 | 483.3 | 179.6 | 3080.7 | | 200.5 | 107.4 | 49.6 | 435.9 | 206.6 | 3107.5 |
| | Broiler finisher | | 204.5 | 60.5 | 33.1 | 568.9 | 133.0 | 3063.8 | | 200.5 | 70.9 | 35.8 | 547.4 | 145.5 | 3066.8 | | 1998.7 | 85.2 | 39.0 | 482.4 | 159.4 | 3069.8 | | 190.9 | 94.3 | 43.5 | 491.6 | 179.6 | 3080.7 | | 180.5 | 111.5 | 48.3 | 458.4 | 201.3 | 3107.5 |
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